Jouons

Jouons is the first-person plural present indicative form of the French verb jouer, meaning "to play." It is used when the subject is "we" and can describe activities such as playing a game, a sport, or an instrument, depending on construction. In addition, "Jouons" can stand alone as an imperative-style invitation: "Jouons!" translates roughly as "Let's play!" or "Shall we play?" and is a common cheerful prompt in casual speech.

The verb jouer belongs to the regular -er family in French. Its present tense forms are: je joue, tu joues, il/elle joue, nous jouons, vous jouez, ils jouent. "Jouons" is the form for nous. For other tenses, standard French conjugation patterns apply.

In phrases, jouer is combined with prepositions to indicate what is played. To play an instrument, use jouer de + instrument (e.g., jouer du piano). To play a game or a sport, use jouer à + game or sport (e.g., jouer au football, jouer à un jeu). When describing acting in a role, jouer is followed by un rôle or d’autres constructions such as jouer dans un film, rather than using "à" or "de" in that sense.

Etymology: the verb derives from Old French joer, ultimately from Latin iocus meaning "joke" or "play."

See also: French conjugation of regular -er verbs; jouer in other tenses; common phrases using jouer.