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ouais

"ouais" means "yeah" in French. It is number 151 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

yeah

IPA

/wɛ/

Level

A1

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Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Mais ouais !
  Of course!
  Tatoeba: gillux / CK
• Ouais, et alors ?
  Yeah, and?
  Tatoeba: Micsmithel / sctld
• Ouais, tu as raison.
  Yeah, you're right.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK

Learned together

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

• personne person
• après after, later than in time
• aux to the, at the (plural)
• ses his, her, its, their, one's
• leur their
• chez at (someone's place), at the…
• depuis since
• tes your
• quel which, what

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