My Phone in Everyday Use
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2026년 11월 3일
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Talk about your phone in everyday situations in France: calling someone, sending messages, getting online and dealing with a dead battery or a broken phone.
- Everyday words: le portable, le message, le réseau, la batterie, le chargeur
- Key verbs: appeler, répondre, envoyer, charger, marcher
- Notes on French usage: regional words for mobile phones and natural expressions like avoir du réseau and je n'ai plus de batterie.
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1.
le téléphone
phone, telephone
J'ai oublié mon téléphone à la maison.
I forgot my phone at home.
2.
le portable
cell phone, mobile phone
Tu as ton portable sur toi ?
Do you have your cell phone on you?
In France, a mobile phone is 'le portable'. People say 'le cellulaire' in Quebec, 'le GSM' in Belgium and 'le natel' in Switzerland.
3.
le numéro
number
C'est quoi, ton numéro de téléphone ?
What's your phone number?
4.
appeler quelqu'un
to call someone
Je t'appelle ce soir après le travail.
I'll call you tonight after work.
Used without a preposition in French: 'j'appelle Marie', not 'à Marie'.
5.
sonner
to ring
Écoute, ton téléphone sonne !
Listen, your phone is ringing!
6.
allô
hello
Allô ? Oui, je t'entends très bien.
Hello? Yes, I can hear you very well.
Used on the phone to answer or check if the other person can hear you, not as a face-to-face greeting in France.
7.
répondre
to answer
Elle est occupée, elle ne répond pas.
She's busy, she's not answering.
Takes 'à' before the person or thing you answer: 'répondre à Paul', 'répondre au téléphone'.
8.
rappeler quelqu'un
to call someone back
Je suis dans le bus, je te rappelle dans cinq minutes.
I'm on the bus, I'll call you back in five minutes.
9.
le message
message, text
Tu as vu mon message ?
Did you see my message?
Used for both text and voice messages. For a text message, people in France also say 'un texto' or 'un SMS'.
10.
envoyer
to send
Envoie-moi un message quand tu arrives.
Send me a message when you arrive.
11.
la photo
photo, picture
Tu peux m'envoyer la photo ?
Can you send me the photo?
12.
l'application
app, application
C'est une super application pour apprendre le français.
It's a great app for learning French.
Feminine noun: 'une application'. In everyday speech, people often shorten it to 'une appli'.
13.
internet
the internet, internet
Je cherche l'adresse du restaurant sur internet.
I'm looking for the restaurant's address on the internet.
Usually used without an article after prepositions: 'sur internet', 'avoir internet'.
14.
le wifi
Wi-Fi
Vous avez le code du wifi, s'il vous plaît ?
Do you have the Wi-Fi password, please?
Pronounced 'wi-fi' in France, unlike the English pronunciation.
15.
le réseau
signal, service, network
Désolé, je n'ai pas de réseau ici.
Sorry, I don't have any service here.
'Avoir du réseau' is how you say you have phone signal.
16.
la batterie
battery
Attention, je n'ai presque plus de batterie.
Watch out, I'm almost out of battery.
'Je n'ai plus de batterie' is the everyday way to say your battery is dead.
17.
le chargeur
charger
Tu peux me prêter ton chargeur ?
Can you lend me your charger?
18.
charger
to charge
Je dois charger mon portable avant de partir.
I have to charge my cell phone before I leave.
19.
l'écran
screen
L'écran de mon téléphone reste tout noir.
My phone screen stays completely black.
Masculine noun: 'un écran'.
20.
marcher
to work
Mon téléphone ne marche plus, il est cassé.
My phone doesn't work anymore, it's broken.
Literally 'to walk', 'marcher' is the everyday verb for 'to work' when talking about a machine or device.