AND, OR / ET, OU


Hello everyone! Welcome back for a new article about French! In today's article, we will talk about two words that everyone use everyday and their utilisation in French. 
Let's start! 



ET / AND
"Et" is a coordinating conjunction. It is used to link two words or groups of words of the same function. "Et" express an addition in a sentence.


OU / OR 
"Ou" is also a coordinating conjunction. It is used to link two words or groups of words of the same function. "Ou" express the choice, in a sentence. 


The coordination allows not to repeat some terms again. It is used to add something in a sentence or avoiding to say the same things again in one sentence. And with "ou", of course, we can also express a choice in a sentence in the easiest way.


Let's see some examples:


1) Il y a du pain et du beurre. / There is some bread and butter. 

2) Aujourd'hui j'ai vu mes amis. Et demain, je vois Pierre. / Today I saw my friends. And tomorrow, I will see Pierre. 

3) Il y a du soleil dehors et il fait chaud. / It's sunny outside and it's hot.

4) Et demain il y aura de la pluie ! / And tomorrow there will be rain!

5) Marie m'a expliqué et m'a montré comment créer un tableau sur Word. / Marie explained me and showed me how to create a board on Word. 

6) Tu veux le stylo bleu ou le stylo rouge ? / Do you want the blue pen or the red pen?

7) Poulet ou Porc ? / Chicken or Pork?

8) Demain matin ou demain soir ? / Tomorrow morning or tomorrow evening?

9) Je ne sais pas encore si je vais chez le coiffeur à huit heures ou à neuf heures. / I still don't know if I go to the hair salon at eight or nine o'clock.

10) Le film commence à cinq heures ou sept heures? / The movie starts at five or seven  o'clock?


As you can see, "Et" is used to link two words together who are related to each other, or to link two things or situations in one sentence. And "ou" is used to propose something, or to express/make a choice. You can also ask a question with "ou" if you are not sure about something. Exactly like "and" and "or" in English! 

I hope this quick reminder has been helpful to you! Don't forget to follow apprendsetparle on social media with Instagram, and don't hesitate to comment this article if you have any question! 


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