Address and contact details

Lesson Overview: Address and Contact Details in French

This lesson introduces you to essential vocabulary and expressions related to giving and asking for addresses and contact information in French. It is designed for beginner learners (A1 level) who want to confidently exchange personal and professional contact details.

Key Vocabulary Groups

• Location Information: la rue (street), la ville (city), le code postal (postal code), le village (village), une adresse (an address)
• Means of Communication: le numéro de téléphone (phone number), le mail (email), contacter (to contact)

Important Verbs in the Present Tense (1st Group - Verbs ending in -er)

You'll practice the present indicative conjugation of common -er verbs used in this context:

• contacter – to contact (je contacte, tu contactes, il contacte, nous contactons, vous contactez, ils contactent)
• envoyer – to send (j'envoie, tu envoies, il envoie, nous envoyons, vous envoyez, ils envoient)
• habiter – to live (j'habite, tu habites, il habite, nous habitons, vous habitez, ils habitent)

Common Expressions and Sample Dialogues

You will learn useful phrases for real-life scenarios such as:

• Asking for and giving addresses: "Bonjour, pouvez-vous me donner votre adresse ?"
• Exchanging phone numbers: "Quel est votre numéro de téléphone pour que je puisse vous contacter ?"
• Professional communication: "Tu contactes le bureau par mail ou par téléphone."
• Scheduling meetings and sharing locations: "Je vous envoie un mail avec toutes mes coordonnées."

Practice Activities Summary

Exercises include ordering sentences for better understanding, matching sentence halves, classifying vocabulary into categories of location and communication, and filling verb conjugation gaps in context. Dialogues simulate asking for addresses, exchanging contact details, and arranging appointments to help you practice real conversations.

Practical Notes on French vs. English

In French, when giving an address, the street number typically precedes the street name (e.g., "au 12, rue des Fleurs"), unlike the common English format which may vary. The verb contacter is regularly used to mean "to contact," similar to English but always conjugated according to the subject. Unlike English, French verb endings change for each pronoun even in simple present tense, so it's crucial to learn these patterns.

Useful phrases and their English equivalents to remember include:

• Bonjour, où habitez-vous ? – "Hello, where do you live?"
• Je vous envoie un mail avec toutes mes coordonnées. – "I am sending you an email with all my contact details."
• Quel est votre numéro de téléphone ? – "What is your phone number?"
• Nous habitons dans un village près de la ville. – "We live in a village near the city."

This lesson will equip you with the language essentials to communicate addresses and contact details naturally and effectively in everyday and professional contexts.