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How to Say ‘Take care of yourself’ in French

Prenez soin de vous

pruh-NAY swan duh voo

[pruh-NAY swan duh voo]

💬 Usage Tip: Prenez is the polite command form for vous. With someone you call tu, it becomes Prends soin de toi.

Phrase Breakdown

Prenez

[pruh-NAY]

take

Polite/plural command form of 'prendre'; in directions, 'take' a street.

Example

Prenez le bus numéro trois.

Take bus number three.

soin de vous

swan duh voo

care of yourself

'Prendre soin de' means 'to take care of'. Say 'swan duh voo' with a nasal 'oin'.

Example

Il prend soin de sa mère.

He takes care of his mother.

Words in this phrase

soin

[swan]

care

Masculine noun; 'prendre soin de' means to take care of.

Example

Elle prend soin de sa mère.

She takes care of her mother.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

vous

[voo]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun used with the verb "se sentir" meaning "to feel."

Example

Dans Vous vous sentiriez, vous fait partie du verbe pronominal.

In "Vous vous sentiriez," the second "vous" is part of the reflexive verb.

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