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How to Say ‘Could he call me back this afternoon?’ in French

Il peut me rappeler cet après-midi ?

eel puh muh rah-puh-LAY SET ah-preh-mee-DEE

[eel puh muh rah-puh-LAY SET ah-preh-mee-DEE]

Phrase Breakdown

Il peut me rappeler

eel puh muh rah-puh-LAY

Can he call me back

Say it smoothly: 'il peu meu rap-lé'.

Example

Il peut me rappeler demain ?

Can he call me back tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

[eel]

Third person singular subject pronoun.

Example

Il est heureux.

He is happy.

peut

[puh]

can

Form of 'pouvoir' (to be able to) used with il/elle/on.

Example

Il peut venir demain.

He can come tomorrow.

[muh]

Object pronoun meaning 'me', placed before the verb.

Example

Tu peux me voir ?

Can you see me?

rappeler

[rah-puh-LAY]

to call back

Verb meaning to phone someone again or return a call.

Example

Je vais vous rappeler demain.

I'll call you back tomorrow.

cet après-midi ?

SET ah-preh-mee-DEE

this afternoon?

Link 'cet' and 'après': 'sè-ta-prè-mi-di'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

On se voit cet après-midi ?

Shall we meet this afternoon?

Words in this phrase

cet

[SET]

this

Form of ce used before masculine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h.

Example

Cet hôtel est beau.

This hotel is beautiful.

après-midi

[ah-preh-mee-DEE]

afternoon

Compound noun for the part of the day after noon.

Example

Je suis libre cet après-midi.

I'm free this afternoon.

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