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French Phrase

Alors, je te rappelle la semaine prochaine ?

/a.lɔʁ ʒə tə ʁa.pɛl la sə.mɛn pʁɔ.ʃɛn/
Meaning"So, I’ll call you back next week?"
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Meaning

The speaker is confirming that they will call the listener back sometime during the following week. It is a friendly, informal way to close a phone conversation or an email, showing that the contact will be continued soon.

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When to use

Use this phrase after you have discussed a topic and want to reassure the other person that you’ll get back to them within the next week. It works well in informal spoken French, in emails to friends, or in semi‑formal business contexts when the relationship is already friendly.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Alors,jeterappellelasemaineprochaine?

1

Alors

Conjunctive adverb used to introduce a conclusion, suggestion, or to resume a conversation.

2

je

First‑person singular subject pronoun; always placed before the verb.

3

te

Second‑person singular direct object pronoun; placed before the verb and agrees with the person being spoken to.

4

rappelle (présent)

Present tense of rappeler (to call back, to remind). In French the present can express a near future when the time reference follows.

5

la semaine prochaine

Time expression meaning ‘next week’. It is placed after the verb and can be preceded by the definite article ‘la’.

6

Question intonation

A rising intonation at the end of the sentence (or a question mark) turns the statement into a polite confirmation request.

🗨In Conversation

A

Je vais vérifier les disponibilités et je te tiens au courant.

I’ll check the availability and let you know.

Alors, je te rappelle la semaine prochaine ?

So, I’ll call you back next week?

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Alors, je rappelle la semaine prochaine ?

    Missing the object pronoun ‘te’; the verb needs a direct object to indicate who will be called back.

  • Alors, je vous rappelle la semaine prochaine ?

    Using ‘vous’ in an informal setting sounds too formal; match the pronoun to the relationship.

  • Alors, la semaine prochaine je te rappelle ?

    Placing the time expression before the verb can sound awkward in this construction.

↔Alternatives

  • Je te recontacterai la semaine prochaine.

    I’ll get back in touch with you next week.

  • On se reparle la semaine prochaine.

    We’ll talk again next week.

  • Je te rappelle la semaine prochaine.

    I’ll call you back next week.

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Cultural Tip

In French, the present tense is often used to talk about a near‑future action when a time expression follows, so ‘je te rappelle la semaine prochaine’ is perfectly natural. Remember to keep the object pronoun (te) before the verb; dropping it changes the meaning to ‘I remind the next week’, which is nonsensical. In formal contexts you would replace ‘te’ with ‘vous’ (Je vous rappelle…).