à qui ai-je l'honneur

may I ask who is speaking?

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may I ask who is speaking? A formal or polite way to ask someone's name or identity, often on the phone or when addressing someone whose identity is unknown. Literally, “to whom do I have the honor?”
FR: Bonjour, à qui ai-je l'honneur de parler ?
EN: Hello, may I ask who is speaking?

Désolé, à qui ai-je l'honneur?

Sorry, whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with?

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

À qui ai-je l'honneur de parler?

Whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with?

Et à qui ai-je l'honneur?

And to whom do I have the honor?

À qui ai-je l'honneur?

To whom do I have the honor?

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)