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How to Say ‘Thank you for your call.’ in French

Merci pour votre appel.

mair-see poor vot-ruh ah-PEL

[mair-see poor vot-ruh ah-PEL]

💬 Usage Tip: To thank someone for a thing, use merci pour + the thing: merci pour votre aide "thanks for your help". Merci de is also common, especially before an action: merci de m'avoir appelé "thanks for calling me".

Phrase Breakdown

Merci

[mair-see]

thank you

A polite expression of one's gratitude.

Example

Merci pour votre aide.

Thank you for your help.

pour votre appel.

poor vot-ruh ah-PEL

for your call.

'Votre' is the polite 'your'. Link 'votre appel' smoothly: 'vo-tra-PEL'.

Example

Je vous remercie pour votre appel.

I thank you for your call.

Words in this phrase

pour

[poor]

for

Indicating purpose or reason.

Example

C'est pour toi.

It's for you.

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

appel

[ah-PEL]

call

Masculine noun for a phone call.

Example

J'attends un appel important.

I'm waiting for an important call.

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