The French sentence "N'abandonne jamais" explained

We are going to show you all the things you have to know about the inspirational French sentence "N'abandonne jamais". More precisely, it includes a full explanation of what it is and how you can use it in everyday life with an audio example.In addition, we also added some useful things like dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio, synonym and more!

French to English

Translation : Never give up
Register : Neutral - Inspirational

How to pronounce it?

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IPA : / nabɑ̃dɔn ʒamɛ /

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N'abandonne jamais meaning

Definition

It literally means:

N'abandonne → (Don't) give up
Jamais → Never

This is how you would say to someone in French "Never give up". This is very similar to "Tiens bon" which means "Hang in there" / "Don't quit" but also with this idea of "Never" giving up. So it's stronger and typically used as a mantra for self-motivation.

How to use it

You can use "N'abandonne jamais" as a personal mantra or to inspire/motivate someone.

Imagine you are doing sport with a friend and he/she is quitting and saying he/she can't do it. In this situation you can gently use the inspirational words to motivate this person and give him/her an extra boost!

Synonyms / Related

Je n'abandonnerai jamais. ("I will never give up")
Tu n'abandonneras jamais. ("You will never give up")
Nous n'abandonnerons jamais. ("We will never give up")
N'abandonnez jamais. ("Never give up")(Formal & Plural)
Ne lâche jamais rien. ("Never gives anything away")
Ne lâchez jamais rien. ("Never gives anything away")(Formal & Plural)
Tiens bon jusqu'au bout. ("Hold on until the end")
Tenez bon jusqu'au bout. ("Hold on until the end")(Formal & Plural)
Tiens le coup jusqu'au bout. ("Hold it until the end")
Tenez le coup jusqu'au bout. ("Hold it until the end")(Formal & Plural)
Résiste jusqu'au bout. ("Resist until the end")
Résistez jusqu'au bout. ("Resist until the end")(Formal & Plural)

Example in a dialogue with French audio

Dialogue

J'en ai marre de travailler !

I'm sick of working!

N'abandonne jamais !

Never give up!

Oui, tu as raison !

Yes, you're right!