alors

alors

"Alors" means "so," "then," or "at that time" in English.

Here, 'alors' is used as a discourse organizer or filler word to attract attention or introduce a statement, equivalent to 'so' in English.

Alors, que voulez-vous faire ?

So, what do you want to do?

'Alors' here denotes a consequence or result, indicating causality between the two clauses, similar to 'so' in English.

Je n'avais rien prévu, alors je vais rester chez moi.

I hadn't made any plans, so I will stay home.

In this sentence, 'alors' expresses a logical result or sequential event as a natural follow-up of the previous statement, acting typically like 'so' or 'thus' in English.

C'était une belle journée, alors nous sommes allés au parc.

It was a beautiful day, so we went to the park.