How to Say "This Is Me" in French

c'est moi

The French phrase for "this is me" is c'est moi.

c'est moi is used to identify yourself, such as when you are answering a door or a phone call.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of ce (it/this), est (is) and moi (me).

While English uses "this is me" to identify oneself, French uses c'est moi, which literally translates to "it is me".

In Quebec, Canada, the informal expression Moi, c'est [your name], pis toi? can be used to mean "I'm [your name] and you?"

To say "it is you" in response to an identification, you replace the stressed pronoun moi with toi.

In many French dialects, such as Norman or Picard, the word for 'me' sounds quite different from the standard moi, appearing as mei or moè.
The word moi shares a common ancestor with the English word 'me', as both can be traced back to the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root.
The word moi is a stressed pronoun, which allows it to be used alone as a one-word answer to 'Who wants cake?' as moi!, whereas 'me' in English often requires 'me!' or 'I do'.

C'est moi en train de manger une banane.
This is me eating a banana.
This sentence is useful for seeing c'est moi used in a descriptive context.
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C'est moi.
This is me.
This sentence is a simple example of using c'est moi for identification.
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Ne t'inquiète pas, c'est moi !
Don't worry, it's me!

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