How to Say ‘Please call us’ in French
Merci de nous appeler
mehr-see duh noo ah-pluh-ray
[mehr-see duh noo ah-pluh-ray]
💬 Usage Tip: [Merci de + infinitive] is a polite way to tell someone what to do: [Merci de nous appeler] = "Please call us." You will see the same pattern on signs and in emails, like [Merci de patienter].
Phrase Breakdown
Merci
[mehr-see]
thank you / please
Means thank you; in service language it can also introduce a polite request.
Dans « Merci de nous appeler », « Merci » rend la demande polie.
In "Please call us", "Merci" makes the request polite.
de
[duh]
to / for
Preposition used here after merci to introduce the requested action.
Dans « Merci de nous appeler », « de » introduit l'action à faire.
In "Please call us", "de" introduces the action to do.
nous
[noo]
us
Object pronoun meaning us.
Dans « Merci de nous appeler », « nous » désigne le restaurant.
In "Please call us", "nous" refers to the restaurant.
appeler
[ah-pluh-ray]
to call
Infinitive of appeler, meaning to call by phone.
Dans « Merci de nous appeler », « appeler » veut dire téléphoner.
In "Please call us", "appeler" means to phone.
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