Oui
Yes
Yes adverb - Used to express agreement.
Both words in one sentence
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It also sounds like the French word "oui" (yes).
Source: Bite The Wax Tadpole - These evolved into the words for "yes" in the modern Romance languages: "hoc" became "oc", the word used in Occitan (the traditional language of southern France), "hoc ille" became "oil" and then "oui".
Source: Altum Videtur -
There's also a kind of subversion on the ladies' nude beach in France two girls are talking and when one answers "Oui" (French for "yes") they translate it with "Let's make out".
Source: Bilingual Bonus
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