/wɛ/
Translation
yeah (casual spelling; ouais is the usual spelling)
Word origin
A casual respelling of ouais, itself an expressive variant of oui ('yes'). Oui comes from Old French oil, literally 'that (is it)', from Latin hoc ille.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- ouais
Examples
, c' ' .
Yeah, I think that's what he said.
devoirs ? , .
Have you finished your homework? Yeah, nearly.
, j' .
Yeah yeah, I'm coming in two minutes.
, , .
Yeah, well, it depends on the price.
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In a piece of written work you write ouais, not ouai.
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