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ou

"ou" means "or" in French. It is number 91 on the frequency list, in A1 (conj).

Meaning

or; either...or

IPA

/u/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ou bien ?
  Or what?
  Tatoeba: Myrano_ / EugeneGS
• Oui ou non ?
  Yes or no?
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / kebukebu
• Tout ou rien.
  All or nothing.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / arthurf

Learned together

In the course, "ou" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• rien nothing
• son his, her, its
• ton your
• par by, through
• bon good
• merci thank you
• sa his, her, its, their, one's
• tous all
• deux two

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