Published January 13, 2024 • Updated June 9, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Toujours — Meaning and Pronunciation
Toujours is a French adverb meaning “always,” “still,” or “yet,” depending on the context. For example: Il est toujours en retard (He’s always late), Il pleut toujours (It’s still raining), and Tu n’as toujours pas fini ? (Haven’t you finished yet?).
IPA pronunciation of toujours is /tu.ʒuʁ/ (IPA), which sounds approximately like “too-zhoor”.
Example Sentences
Je me lève toujours de bonne heure.
I always get up early.
Je mange toujours la salade à la fin du repas.
I always eat salad at the end of the meal.
Ça fait trois ans que j’étudie le français et j’ai toujours les mêmes problèmes de prononciation.
I’ve been studying French for three years and I still have the same pronunciation problems.
Attendez. J’ai toujours pas compris. Pourriez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît ?
Wait – I still haven’t understood. Could you repeat, please?
La famille habite dans la maison depuis toujours.
The family has lived in the house forever.
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Related Words and Expressions
Here are some other words that are closely related to toujours:
- jamais — never
- parfois — sometimes
- souvent — often
- encore — again, yet, still, even
- bientôt — soon
- constamment — constantly
- sans cesse — continuously, without stopping
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