ou

This is the 810th most frequent French word.


ou

"Ou" means "or" in English.


In this sentence, 'ou' is used as a conjunction to present a choice between two options: 'café' (coffee) and 'thé' (tea).

Veux-tu du café ou du thé ?

Do you want coffee or tea?


Here, 'ou' is used to indicate a consideration or distinction between two possibilities: 'rêve' (dream) or 'réalité' (reality).

Est-ce que c'est un rêve ou la réalité ?

Is it a dream or reality?


In this example, 'ou' again serves as a conjunction to offer a selection between two options, 'rouge' (red) and 'bleu' (blue).

Choisis une couleur : rouge ou bleu.

Choose a color: red or blue.