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How to Say ‘I can call the client’ in French

Je peux appeler le client

zhuh puh ah-PLAY luh klee-AHN

[zhuh puh ah-PLAY luh klee-AHN]

💬 Usage Tip: After je peux, the next action stays in its basic dictionary form: je peux envoyer "I can send", je peux vérifier "I can check".

Phrase Breakdown

Je peux appeler

zhuh puh ah-PLAY

I can call

'Pouvoir' plus an infinitive. Say 'zhuh puh a-play'.

Example

Je peux appeler ma mère ?

Can I call my mother?

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

peux

[puh]

can

Form of pouvoir meaning to be able to or can.

Example

Je peux vous présenter mes compétences en quelques minutes.

I can present my skills to you in a few minutes.

appeler

[ah-PLAY]

to call

Infinitive verb meaning to phone someone or call out to them.

Example

Je vais appeler le restaurant.

I'm going to call the restaurant.

le client

luh klee-AHN

the client

Masculine noun with 'le'. The final 't' is silent.

Example

Le client est content.

The client is happy.

Words in this phrase

[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.

client

[klee-AHN]

client / customer

Masculine noun for a person or company you work for.

Example

J'ai un nouveau client.

I have a new client.

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