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How to Say ‘And my number is 06 12 34 56 78.’ in French

Et mon numéro, c'est le 06 12 34 56 78.

eh mohn new-may-ROH suh eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAH-truh san-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

[eh mohn new-may-ROH suh eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAH-truh san-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET]

🇫🇷 In France: French phone numbers are read in pairs, as in zéro six, douze, trente-quatre…. A number starting 06 or 07 is a mobile.

Phrase Breakdown

Et mon numéro,

eh mohn new-may-ROH

And my number,

'Mon' is nasal. Say 'é mon nu-mé-ro'.

Example

Voici mon numéro.

Here's my number.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

numéro

[new-may-ROH]

number

Masculine noun; used for street numbers, phone numbers, etc.

Example

Quel est le numéro de la maison ?

What is the house number?

c'est le 06 12

suh eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz

is 06 12

French phone numbers are read in pairs: 'zéro six, douze'.

Example

C'est le 06 12…

It's 06 12…

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

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

French mobile numbers start with 06 or 07, read 'zéro six'.

Example

Mon portable commence par 06.

My mobile starts with 06.

[dooz]

twelve

The number 12, said 'douze'.

Example

J'ai douze ans.

I am twelve.

34 56 78.

trahnt-KAH-truh san-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

34 56 78.

Read the pairs as 'trente-quatre, cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit'.

Example

Trente-quatre, cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit.

Thirty-four, fifty-six, seventy-eight.

Words in this phrase

[trahnt-KAH-truh]

thirty-four

Phone numbers are read in pairs: 'trente-quatre'.

Example

Table trente-quatre, s'il vous plaît.

Table thirty-four, please.

[san-kahnt-SEES]

fifty-six

The number 56, read 'cinquante-six'.

Example

Il y a cinquante-six places.

There are fifty-six seats.

[swah-sahnt-deez-WEET]

seventy-eight

The number 78, 'soixante-dix-huit' (sixty-eighteen).

Example

Ça fait soixante-dix-huit euros.

That's seventy-eight euros.

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