Never - Jamais (The 179th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Never is Jamais. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 179th most commonly used word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: never

French: jamais

Examples


Never again.	Jamais plus.
You're never at home.	Vous n'êtes jamais chez vous.
If I don't do it now, I never will.	C'est maintenant ou jamais.
I've never liked you.	Je ne t'ai jamais aimée.
I have never heard from him since.	Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de lui depuis.
I've never seen such a big dog.	Je n'ai jamais vu de si grand chien.
He never goes against his parents.	Il ne va jamais contre ses parents.
The girl said that she had never heard of such a person.	La fille dit qu'elle n'avait jamais entendu parler d'une telle personne.

I've never felt better in my life.	Jamais je ne me suis mieux senti dans la vie.
I will never tell it to anybody.	Je ne le dirai jamais à personne.
I'll never tell anyone who you really are.	Je ne dirai jamais à personne qui vous êtes vraiment.
I've never heard of anything like that.	Je n'en ai jamais entendu parler.
I love a girl, but I'll never tell her about it.	J'aime une fille, mais je ne lui en parlerai jamais.
I've never had that problem before.	Je n'ai jamais eu ce problème auparavant.
The police will never find us.	La police ne nous trouvera jamais.
He had never seen such a bad boy.	Il n'avait jamais vu un garçon aussi méchant.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.	Nous ne connaissons jamais la valeur de l'eau tant que le puits n'est pas sec.
I have never heard him speak ill of others.	Je ne l'ai jamais entendue dire du mal des autres.
She never said anything about this.	Elle n'a jamais rien dit au sujet de cela.
We never do that.	Nous ne faisons jamais cela.
Life is never so bad that it can't get worse.	La vie n'est jamais si mauvaise qu'elle ne peut pas empirer.