ouais
Meanings
Interjection
1. synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression (informal)
2. synonym of oui (used to express consent) (informal)
3. wow (dated)
4. whoo (expresses joy) (informal)
Examples35
Ouais, on a gagné !
Whoo, we / they won!
T’as eu ton bac alors ? — Ouais, tranquille.
You've got your baccalaureate then? Yeah, no problem.
Damien est irresponsable. — Ouais ; ça lui jouera des tours.
Damian is irresponsible. — Yeah; it will play tricks on him in the future.
Ouais, on pourrait dire ça.
Yeah, you could say that.
Ouais, je veux que tu le fasses.
Yeah, I want you to do it.
« Nan nan. » « Ouais ouais. »
"Nuh-uh." "Uh-huh."