How Do You Say “Take Care” in French? 🌿🇫🇷

If you want to tell someone “take care” in French, there are a couple of ways depending on whom you’re speaking to.

The Phrase for “Take Care” in French

The standard phrase is prends soin (pronounced prah(n) swahn).


You can also add de toi to make it clear you mean take care of yourself:

  • Prends soin de toi.
    Take care of yourself.


Formal and Polite Version

If you’re speaking to more than one person, or you want to be extra polite, you use the plural form:

  • Prenez soin de vous.
    Take care (of yourselves).


Examples in Action


  • Prends soin de toi et à la semaine prochaine !
    Take care of yourself, and see you next week.

  • Il est important de prendre soin de soi.
    It’s important to take care of yourself (literally: to take care of oneself).


So, prends soin is the basic way to say take care in French, but you’ll often hear prends soin de toi or prenez soin de vous.


🌱 Rooted in Meaning

The word soin comes from the Latin sonium, meaning attention or care. So when you say prends soin, you’re literally saying, “take care, give attention to yourself.”


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