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How to Say ‘It's 06 12 34 56 78.’ in French

C'est le 06 12 34 56 78.

s eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAT-ruh sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

[s eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAT-ruh sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET]

💬 Usage Tip: French phone numbers are read in pairs as two-digit numbers, as in (zay-roh see, dooz, trahnt-katr...). The digits 12 are said as douze "twelve", not one-two.

🇫🇷 In France: Numbers starting with 06 or 07 are mobiles. Saying your number in pairs, as French people do, makes it much easier for the person to note down.

Phrase Breakdown

C'est le 06

s eh luh zay-roh-SEES

It's 06

French phone numbers are read in pairs. '06' is said 'zéro six': 'seh luh zay-ro SEES'.

Example

C'est le 01, à Paris.

It's 01, in Paris.

Words in this phrase

[s]

it / this

"C'" stands for "ce" and means "it" or "this" in expressions like "c'est."

Example

C'est agréable de parler avec une équipe accueillante.

It's pleasant to speak with a welcoming team.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

[zay-roh-SEES]

zero six

Phone digits read in pairs; 06 starts French mobile numbers.

Example

Mon portable commence par zéro six.

My mobile starts with zero six.

12 34

dooz trahnt-KAT-ruh

twelve, thirty-four

Say 'douze, trente-quatre'. Each pair is read as one number.

Example

Douze, trente-quatre.

Twelve, thirty-four.

Words in this phrase

[dooz]

twelve

The number 12, said 'douze'.

Example

J'ai douze ans.

I am twelve.

[trahnt-KAT-ruh]

thirty-four

The number 34.

Example

Il a trente-quatre ans.

He is thirty-four.

56 78.

sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

fifty-six, seventy-eight.

Say 'cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit'. In French, 78 is literally 'sixty-ten-eight'.

Example

J'ai soixante-dix-huit euros.

I have seventy-eight euros.

Words in this phrase

[sahn-kahnt-SEES]

fifty-six

The number 56.

Example

Cinquante-six euros, s'il vous plaît.

Fifty-six euros, please.

[swah-sahnt-deez-WEET]

seventy-eight

The number 78, said as 'sixty-eighteen'.

Example

Chambre soixante-dix-huit.

Room seventy-eight.

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