mon adresse email est
In French, the phrase "my email is" can be translated as mon adresse email est.
The phrase is used to introduce your own email address to another person. While email is widely understood in France, it is technically an anglicism. The more formal French term is adresse électronique.
Which one should you use?
The phrase mon adresse email est translates to "my email address is". You may also use mon courriel est to say "my email is", especially in formal contexts or in Quebec. For a more casual tone, Mon e-mail, c'est : can be used, which means "My email, it's…"
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, the term courriel is often used instead of the anglicism email.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase mon adresse email est, the word mon is used instead of ma because adresse begins with a vowel, even though adresse is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- The word est contains a silent 's' that is a rare historical survivor, found in almost no other modern French words except for the name Jésus-Christ.
- The term courriel is a portmanteau of the words courrier meaning 'mail' and électronique meaning 'electronic'.
- In Quebec, you will likely hear courriel used far more often than email because of a strong cultural movement to protect the French language from English influence.
Examples in context
- Si vous avez une question, mon adresse email est celle-ci.If you have a question, my email address is this one.
Example conversation
Emma and Hugo are exchanging contact information at a networking event.
- EmmaOn s'appelle plus tard ?Shall we call each other later?
- HugoOui, envoyez-moi un message.Yes, send me a message.
- EmmaD'accord, mon adresse email est emma@mail.com.Okay, my email address is emma@mail.com.
- HugoC'est noté, merci Emma.Got it, thank you Emma.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries adresse, email, est, mon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
