Oui, si and non

Oui and non are probably part of the ten first french words you have learnt. But do you know their little brother, si? It may not be as common as its siblings but it is still extremely useful to avoid misunderstandings. You don't get it? Look at this example :

In order to avoid such a misinterpretation, the french language uses the third tool word si.

Let's see how to use this magic tool word.

○ Oui and si

Oui and si are two adverbs that indicate a positive answer to a question. However, they are used in different cases.

• In order to answer affirmatively to a an affirmative question, oui is used :

• But if the question is negative, and if you want to answer affirmatively (by saying yes in English), si is used :

○ Non

Whenever you want to answer negatively, non is used.