French Phrase
Tu peux me réveiller par téléphone demain matin ?
Meaning
A polite, informal request asking whether the listener can give the speaker a wake‑up call the next morning. The tone is friendly and assumes a close relationship.
When to use
Use this sentence when you need a reliable wake‑up but don’t have an alarm, and you’re speaking to someone you know well – a roommate, a friend, or a family member. It’s informal, so avoid it in formal business contexts.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tupeuxmeréveillerpartéléphonedemainmatin?
Tu (subject pronoun)
Informal second‑person singular pronoun used for friends, family, or peers.
peux (pouvoir)
Present‑tense form of the modal verb pouvoir, meaning ‘can’ or ‘be able to’.
me (object pronoun)
Direct object pronoun placed before the infinitive; it refers to ‘me’ (the speaker).
réveiller (infinitive)
Verb meaning ‘to wake up’; after a modal verb it stays in the infinitive.
par téléphone (prepositional phrase)
Indicates the means of the action – ‘by phone’. ‘Par’ is the usual preposition for ‘by means of’.
demain matin (time expression)
Specifies when the action should happen – ‘tomorrow morning’. The order ‘demain matin’ is idiomatic.
🗨In Conversation
Tu peux me réveiller par téléphone demain matin ?
Can you wake me up by phone tomorrow morning?
Oui, pas de problème, je t’appelle à 7h.
Sure, no problem, I’ll call you at 7 a.m.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu peux réveiller moi par téléphone demain matin ?
Object pronouns must precede the infinitive after a modal verb; use ‘me réveiller’ not ‘réveiller moi’.
Tu peux me réveiller au téléphone demain matin ?
When indicating the means of an action, ‘par téléphone’ is correct; ‘au téléphone’ would mean ‘at the phone’.
Tu peux me réveiller par téléphone demain le matin ?
The idiomatic expression is ‘demain matin’; adding ‘le’ sounds unnatural.
↔Alternatives
Est‑ce que tu pourrais me réveiller par téléphone demain matin ?
Could you wake me up by phone tomorrow morning?
Peux‑tu me réveiller demain matin au téléphone ?
Can you wake me up tomorrow morning on the phone?
Tu pourrais me passer un appel pour me réveiller demain matin ?
You could give me a call to wake me up tomorrow morning?
Cultural Tip
In France, most people rely on alarm clocks or smartphone alarms. Calling someone to wake them up is usually reserved for close friends, partners, or when a special circumstance (like a change of time zone) makes an alarm unreliable. Keep the tone friendly and informal, and be ready to say thank you afterward.