La Santé et le Bien-être — French wellbeing vocabulary | Vocabulary
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Wellbeing — stress, sleep and self-care. This French wellbeing stress sleep self-care vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from le bien-être (wellbeing) to l’hygiène de vie (lifestyle / healthy living) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about wellbeing stress sleep self-care, then test yourself with the games below.
La Santé et le Bien-être
Wellbeing — stress, sleep and self-care
Le bien-être 🧘
Le stress 😮💨
Le mode de vie 🥗
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5 quick questions on « La Santé et le Bien-être » — guess before the reveal. Practise with the free games → Open this short as a page — transcript included →
📘 Talking about how you feel
- Distinguish states: être fatigué (tired) < être épuisé (exhausted) < être au bout du rouleau (at the end of one’s rope).
- Se sentir + adjective = to feel: je me sens bien / mieux / stressé — a core reflexive for wellbeing.
- Prendre soin de = to take care of: prends soin de toi (take care of yourself) is a warm, common sign-off.
- Faire une pause / une coupure / le vide = to take a break / switch off — very current vocabulary.
- Wellbeing (le bien-être) and work-life balance (l’équilibre vie pro / vie perso) are big themes — useful for the DELF too.
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to feel better = se ___ mieux (reflexive)
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sentir
take care of yourself = prends ___ de toi (warm phrase)
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soin
exhausted (stronger than tired) = ___ (state)
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épuisé
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🎯 More practice — vocabulary recall — both directions
How do you say « wellbeing »? (recall)
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le bien-être
What does « se reposer » mean? (recall)
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to rest
How do you say « to breathe »? (recall)
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respirer
What does « prendre soin de soi » mean? (recall)
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to take care of oneself
How do you say « stress »? (recall)
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le stress
What does « être fatigué » mean? (recall)
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to be tired
How do you say « burnout »? (recall)
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le burn-out
What does « faire une pause » mean? (recall)
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to take a break
Go further: Le Corps & la Santé — body parts & health.
French wellbeing stress sleep self-care vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common wellbeing stress sleep self-care words in French?
For example: wellbeing is « le bien-être », to relax is « se détendre », to rest is « se reposer ». The full list above has 22 French wellbeing stress sleep self-care words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French wellbeing stress sleep self-care words to learn first?
Start with the basics: le bien-être (wellbeing), se détendre (to relax), se reposer (to rest), la méditation (meditation), respirer (to breathe), le yoga (yoga). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French wellbeing stress sleep self-care vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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