French Phrase
Et mon portable ?
Meaning
Literally ‘And my phone?’ It is used to ask about the status, location, or condition of the speaker’s mobile phone, often after someone has mentioned other items or a situation.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to bring your phone into the conversation, for example after a list of belongings, or when you’re unsure where you left it. It’s informal and fits casual spoken French.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Etmonportable?
Et (conjunction)
‘Et’ means ‘and’ or can be used to add a question after a previous statement, similar to ‘what about…?’
Possessive adjective mon
‘Mon’ is the masculine singular possessive adjective meaning ‘my’, used before masculine nouns or nouns starting with a vowel.
Portable (noun)
‘Portable’ is a masculine noun meaning ‘cell phone’ or ‘mobile phone’ in everyday French.
Question intonation
When a sentence ends with a question mark but no inversion, the intonation rises at the end, indicating a spoken question.
🗨In Conversation
J’ai trouvé tes clés, ton portefeuille et tes lunettes.
I found your keys, your wallet, and your glasses.
Et mon portable ?
And my phone?
✕Common Mistakes
Et mon portable.
Missing the question mark or rising intonation makes it sound like a statement, not a question.
Et ma portable ?
‘Portable’ is masculine, so the correct possessive is ‘mon’, not ‘ma’.
Et mon téléphone ?
While correct, it changes the register; ‘téléphone’ sounds more formal than the casual ‘portable’.
↔Alternatives
Qu’en est‑il de mon portable ?
What about my phone?
Où est mon portable ?
Where is my phone?
Mon portable, où est‑il ?
My phone, where is it?
Cultural Tip
In France, ‘portable’ is the everyday word for a mobile phone, but younger speakers also use ‘mobile’ or the English ‘phone’. The phrase is informal; in a formal setting you’d ask ‘Où se trouve mon téléphone portable ?’