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How to Say ‘Can he call me back?’ in French

Il peut me rappeler ?

eel puh muh rah-puh-LAY

[eel puh muh rah-puh-LAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Small words like me "me" go before the action word, so French says "he can me call back". Raising your voice at the end turns the statement into a question, with no word-order change needed.

Phrase Breakdown

Il peut

eel puh

Can he

'Peut' is pronounced 'peu', with a silent 't'.

Example

Il peut venir demain.

He can come 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.

me rappeler ?

muh rah-puh-LAY

call me back?

'Rappeler' means to call back. In casual speech it sounds like 'rap-lé', and the voice rises at the end.

Example

Vous pouvez me rappeler ?

Can you call me back?

Words in this phrase

[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.

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