Asking cute stranger for their number: Asking for their number or social media
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Key Phrases
よかったら連絡先を交換しませんか？
yokatsu tara renraku saki o koukan shi mase n ka
If you'd like, shall we exchange contact info?
LINEはやっていますか？インスタでもいいですか？
LINE wa yatsu te i masu ka insuta de mo ii desu ka
Do you use LINE? Is Instagram okay?
今、フォローしました。じゃあ、また連絡しますね。
ima foroo shi mashi ta jaa mata renraku shi masu ne
I just followed you. Well, I'll contact you again.
Skills You'll Learn
Learn how to politely approach someone and suggest exchanging contact information
丁寧に相手に声をかけ、連絡先交換を提案する表現を学ぶ
teinei ni aite ni koe o kake renraku saki koukan o teian suru hyougen o manabu
Learn how to ask about social media platforms and offer alternatives
SNSの種類について尋ねたり、代わりの提案をしたりする表現を学ぶ
SNS no shurui ni tsui te tazune tari kawari no teian o shi tari suru hyougen o manabu
Learn expressions for parting greetings and mentioning future contact
別れ際の挨拶や今後の連絡についての表現を学ぶ
wakaregiwa no aisatsu ya kongo no renraku ni tsui te no hyougen o manabu
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you've just met someone friendly in Japan. You want to ask for their contact info so you can stay in touch.
あの、すみません。
ano sumi mase n
Um, excuse me.
はい、何ですか？
hai nan desu ka
Yes, what is it?
急にすみません。よかったら、連絡先を交換しませんか？
kyuu ni sumi mase n yokatsu tara renraku saki o koukan shi mase n ka
Sorry for the sudden question. If you'd like, would you exchange contact info with me?
えっ、連絡先ですか？
etsu renraku saki desu ka
Oh, my contact info?
はい。LINEはやっていますか？
hai LINE wa yatsu te i masu ka
Yes. Do you use LINE?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
あの、すみません。
ano sumi mase n
Um, excuse me.
🇯🇵 Opening with あの signals hesitation and politeness, which softens approaching a stranger; launching straight into a request would feel abrupt.
See breakdown →はい、何ですか？
hai nan desu ka
Yes, what is it?
急にすみません。
kyuu ni sumi mase n
Sorry for the sudden question.
💬 急に means "suddenly" or "out of nowhere", and すみません here works as an apology rather than "excuse me". Swap in other causes: 遅くにすみません "sorry for (contacting you) so late".
See breakdown →よかったら
yokatsu tara
If you'd like
🇯🇵 Opening a request with this gives the other person an easy way to say no, which is key when asking a stranger for contact info; it signals you won't push.
See breakdown →連絡先
renraku saki
Contact info
💬 先 here means "destination", so 連絡先 (renrakusaki) is literally "where to contact": phone, LINE, or email all count.
See breakdown →交換しませんか？
koukan shi mase n ka
Shall we exchange them?
💬 Asking "won't we…?" with 〜ませんか is a soft invitation: お茶しませんか？ "Shall we get tea?"
See breakdown →連絡先を交換しませんか？
renraku saki o koukan shi mase n ka
Shall we exchange contact info?
えっ、連絡先ですか？
etsu renraku saki desu ka
Oh, my contact info?
💬 Repeating someone's key word and adding ですか is a natural way to check you heard right or show surprise: 明日ですか？ "Tomorrow?"
See breakdown →LINEはやっていますか？
LINE wa yatsu te i masu ka
Do you use LINE?
💬 やっています literally means "doing", but it's the everyday way to say you use or are on an app or social network. The は is said (wa).
🇯🇵 LINE is Japan's default messaging app, so asking for someone's LINE is the usual way to ask for their contact, more common than a phone number.
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