No. 810 in French
ou
"Ou" means "or" in English.
In a sentence
Veux-tu du café ou du thé ?
Do you want coffee or tea?
In this sentence, 'ou' is used as a conjunction to present a choice between two options: 'café' (coffee) and 'thé' (tea).
Est-ce que c'est un rêve ou la réalité ?
Is it a dream or reality?
Here, 'ou' is used to indicate a consideration or distinction between two possibilities: 'rêve' (dream) or 'réalité' (reality).
Choisis une couleur : rouge ou bleu.
Choose a color: red or blue.
In this example, 'ou' again serves as a conjunction to offer a selection between two options, 'rouge' (red) and 'bleu' (blue).
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