the hot-air balloon
Ballons are balls (soccer, tennis etc) or balloons. note. these are the balloons you use at parties; a hot air balloon is 'Une montgolfiere'.
A balloon at a children's party is 'un ballon'. A hot-air balloon is 'une Montgolfiere'.
la semaine means the week in French.
'la course' means 'the race' in French
la soupe means 'the soup' in French.
The French word "la" means "the" in English.
"La classe" is French for "class"
the
Ou la la means "oh my"; "ou" does mean "or" in French but not in this context as it is the combination of letters needed to make the sound in French.
"La Mer" means "the sea" in French.
''La'' is the feminine determinant in french that you place in front of nouns.
'La mort' means '(the) death' in French.