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sait-on jamais

French, phrase/sɛ.t‿ɔ̃ ʒa.mɛ/

sait-on jamais is a French phrase meaning “you never know!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Si le cas se présentait ; c’est improbable, mais ça pourrait arriver”.

What does sait-on jamais mean in English?

phrase

  1. 1

    you never know!

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Si le cas se présentait ; c’est improbable, mais ça pourrait arriver.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sait-on jamais

  • sait-on jamais ! canonical
  • on ne sait jamais alternative informal

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sait-on jamais?

  • /sɛ.t‿ɔ̃ ʒa.mɛ/
  • \sɛ.t‿ɔ̃ ʒa.mɛ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.