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

Mon numéro, c'est le 06 12 34 56 78.

mohn new-may-ROH suh eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAT-ruh sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

[mohn new-may-ROH suh eh luh zay-roh-SEES dooz trahnt-KAT-ruh sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET]

🇫🇷 In France: French phone numbers are read in pairs: zéro six, douze, trente-quatre…. Mobile numbers start with 06 or 07.

Phrase Breakdown

Mon numéro,

mohn new-may-ROH

My number,

'Mon' is nasal, and the 'u' in 'numéro' is a rounded French 'u'.

Example

Mon numéro a changé.

My number has changed.

Words in this phrase

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 98.

It's 06 98.

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

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

Example

Mon portable commence par zéro six.

My mobile starts with zero six.

[dooz]

twelve

The number 12, said 'douze'.

Example

J'ai douze ans.

I am twelve.

34 56 78.

trahnt-KAT-ruh sahn-kahnt-SEES swah-sahnt-deez-WEET

34 56 78.

Read these as 'trente-quatre, cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit'. Note that 78 is 'sixty-eighteen'.

Example

Le code est 34 56.

The code is 34 56.

Words in this phrase

[trahnt-KAT-ruh]

thirty-four

The number 34.

Example

Il a trente-quatre ans.

He is thirty-four.

[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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