The French sentence "N'abandonne jamais" explained

We are going to explain you all the things you need to know about the inspirational phrase "N'abandonne jamais". More precisely, this includes a full explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a conversation with an audio example. Plus, we also added some useful informations 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!