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How to Say ‘Get some good rest, have a nice evening!’ in French

Repose-toi bien, bonne soirée !

ruh-POHZ twah bee-ehn bun swah-RAY

[ruh-POHZ twah bee-ehn bun swah-RAY]

🇫🇷 In France: Using toi marks this as a chat between friendly colleagues. To a boss or someone you'd address as vous, you'd say Reposez-vous bien.

Phrase Breakdown

Repose-toi bien,

ruh-POHZ twah bee-ehn

Rest well,

Imperative of the reflexive verb 'se reposer'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Repose-toi bien, tu es malade.

Rest well, you're sick.

Words in this phrase

Repose

[ruh-POHZ]

rest

Command form of 'se reposer', to rest.

Example

Repose-toi un peu.

Rest a little.

toi

[twah]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun used with an imperative verb, as in mets-toi debout.

Example

Toi, reste au centre du tapis.

You, stay in the center of the mat.

bien

[bee-ehn]

well

An adverb meaning in a good way or satisfactorily.

Example

Dans Se passe bien ?, bien montre que l'on parle d'une situation positive.

In "Se passe bien?", "bien" shows that one is talking about a positive situation.

bonne soirée !

bun swah-RAY

have a good evening!

A friendly goodbye used in the evening. 'Bonne' rhymes with 'tonne', and 'soirée' ends with é.

Example

Merci, bonne soirée !

Thanks, have a good evening!

Words in this phrase

bonne

[bun]

good

Feminine form of 'bon'.

Example

Bonne nuit !

Good night!

soirée

[swah-RAY]

evening

The evening as a period of time or event; used in wishing someone a nice evening.

Example

On a passé une super soirée.

We had a great evening.

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