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A French Phrase for Asking someone to call you back later: "Pouvez-vous me rappeler plus tard ?"

"Pouvez-vous me rappeler plus tard ?" means "Could you call me back later?" and it's the basic French expression used for asking someone to call you back later. It's very handy for phone calls and online communication. To answer, you can say something like "Bien sûr, à quelle heure ?" (Of course, what time?). You can keep the conversation going by reacting with something like "Vers dix-sept heures, merci." (Around five p.m., thank you).

Examples

Pouvez-vous me rappeler plus tard ?

Could you call me back later?

Bien sûr, à quelle heure ?

Of course, what time?

Vers dix-sept heures, merci.

Around five p.m., thank you.