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How to Say ‘Thanks for talking to me about it first.’ in French

Merci de m'en parler avant.

mair-see duh m ahn par-lay a-VAHN

[mair-see duh m ahn par-lay a-VAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Merci de plus an action word thanks someone for doing it: Merci de venir "Thanks for coming".

Phrase Breakdown

Merci

[mair-see]

thank you

A polite expression of one's gratitude.

Example

Merci pour votre aide.

Thank you for your help.

de m'en parler avant.

duh m ahn par-lay a-VAHN

for telling me about it beforehand.

'Merci de' plus an infinitive. 'M'en' means 'to me about it': 'man par-lay a-van'.

Example

Tu peux m'en parler ?

Can you tell me about it?

Words in this phrase

[duh]

for

After 'merci', 'de' introduces the reason for thanks.

Example

Merci de ton aide.

Thanks for your help.

[m]

First person singular object pronoun.

Example

Ça me surprend.

That surprises me.

[ahn]

about it

Pronoun replacing 'de + thing' after verbs like 'parler de'.

Example

On en parle demain.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

parler

[par-lay]

to speak / talk

Infinitive verb meaning to speak or talk, often followed by de for the topic.

Example

Je peux vous parler de mon dernier projet.

I can talk to you about my latest project.

avant

[a-VAHN]

before

Means earlier in time, previously.

Example

Avant, je tombais beaucoup.

Before, I fell a lot.

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