French Coordinating Conjunctions

A beginner-friendly list of 9 French words for french coordinating conjunctions, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French	English	Example sentence
mais	but	Je veux venir, mais je suis occupé. I want to come, but I am busy.
ou	or	Tu veux du thé ou du café ? Do you want tea or coffee?
et	and	Il est gentil et drôle. He is kind and funny.
donc	so	Il pleut, donc je reste à la maison. It’s raining, so I’m staying home.
or	yet	Il dit qu’il vient, or il n’est pas là. He says he is coming, yet he is not here.
ni	neither	Je ne bois ni café ni thé. I drink neither coffee nor tea.
ni	nor	Ni lui ni elle ne viendra. Neither he nor she will come.
car	for	Je rentre, car il fait nuit. I’m going home, for it is dark.
car	because	Il se dépêche car il est en retard. He hurries because he is late.

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