At a glance
それとも means "or" when you ask someone to choose between two options. It connects two questions, and それとも starts the second one.
[Option A]？ それとも [Option B]？
映画を見ますか。それとも家で休みますか。 Will you watch a movie, or rest at home?
How to form it
それとも goes at the start of the second question.
| Where it goes | Example | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Between two polite questions | 肉ですか。それとも魚ですか。 | Polite |
| Between two casual questions | 肉？それとも魚？ | Casual |
| Inside a sentence: ～か、それとも～か | 行くか、それとも行かないか、わからない。 | Both |
In polite speech, each option usually ends with か.