How to Say ‘Does good / feels good’ in French
Fait du bien
feh dew bee-ehn
[feh dew bee-ehn]
💬 Usage Tip: [Faire du bien à] means "to do someone good" or "be good for." You can swap in lots of subjects: [le repos fait du bien] or [le sport fait du bien].
Phrase Breakdown
Fait
[feh]
does / makes
fait is from faire and here is used in the expression faire du bien, to do good.
Le repos fait du bien après une semaine difficile.
Rest does good after a difficult week.
du
[dew]
some / of the
du combines de + le; in faire du bien it is part of a fixed expression.
Le calme fait du bien à tout le monde.
Calm does good to everyone.
bien
[bee-ehn]
good
bien means good or well; in faire du bien it means good in the sense of benefit.
Cette pause me fait du bien.
This break does me good.
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