How to Say ‘Want to exchange contact info?’ in Japanese
連絡先こうかんしない？
renraku saki koukan shi nai
[ren-rah-koo sah-kee koh-kahn shee nye]
💬 Usage Tip: More standard writing uses kanji: [連絡先交換しない？]. Politer: [連絡先交換しませんか？]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, asking for LINE is often more normal than asking for a phone number right away.
Phrase Breakdown
連絡
renraku
[ren-rah-koo]
contact; communication
Refers to contacting/communication; used in the phrase 連絡先 (contact info).
連絡先こうかんしない？
Want to exchange contact info?
先
saki
[sah-kee]
contact address/details
先 in 連絡先 means the “destination” of contacting—your contact details.
連絡先こうかんしない？
Want to exchange contact info?
こうかん
koukan
[koh-kahn]
exchange (contacts)
こうかん is “exchange/swap,” often said in hiragana in casual messages/speech.
連絡先こうかんしない？
Want to exchange contact info?
し
shi
[shee]
do (and) ...? (invitation)
し is from する. Here it’s part of 交換しない？ = “Wanna exchange?”
連絡先こうかんしない？
Want to exchange contact info?
ない
nai
[nye]
won’t; not (used to invite)
In questions, 〜ない？ can be an invitation, not just “not”: “Wanna…?/How about…?”
連絡先こうかんしない？
Want to exchange contact info?
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