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How to Say ‘Emily Smith, from Delta Company.’ in French

Emily Smith , de la société Delta.

duh lah so-see-ay-tay del-TA

[duh lah so-see-ay-tay del-TA]

🇫🇷 In France: In business calls, the French give their full name followed by their company. That tells the receptionist who to put through and why.

Phrase Breakdown

de la société Delta.

duh lah so-see-ay-tay del-TA

from the Delta company.

This says where you work. 'Delta' is pronounced 'dèl-ta'.

Example

Je travaille pour la société Delta.

I work for the Delta company.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

société

[so-see-ay-tay]

company

A business or organization; can also mean 'society' depending on context.

Example

Dans ma société, la formation continue est importante.

In my company, continuing education is important.

Delta

[del-TA]

Delta (company name)

A proper name used here as the name of a business.

Example

Je travaille chez Delta.

I work at Delta.

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