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How to Say ‘Get some good rest’ in French

Repose-toi bien

ruh-POHZ twah bee-ehn

[ruh-POHZ twah bee-ehn]

💬 Usage Tip: When you tell someone to rest, toi goes after the verb with a hyphen. For vous it becomes Reposez-vous bien.

Phrase Breakdown

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.

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