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"Yes!"
Translation:Oui !
February 4, 2013
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I just looked up when you use "si" in French to mean "yes". It is in response to a negative question. For example, "You're not hungry are you?" The response would be, "si" meaning: yes, I am hungry. So the way Duolingo used it here would not be best usage. Since the yes translation is in isolation, it should be "oui" - in my opinion.
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Oui = the common way of saying "yes", in answer to a question
Ouais = an informal form of oui
Mouais = a variant of ouais, they're equivalent
Si = used in reply to a negative question, like "you don't like coffee, do you?"
Vous aimez le café ?
Oui !
Tu aimes le café ?
Ouais !
Tu n'aimes pas le café, non ?
Si !