pays/pɛ.i/
noun · A1 · Frequency 510
nounmasculine
Meanings
country; nation; homeland; home country
Commonly used to refer to a political entity or national identity, encompassing country and nation concepts.
land; region; home ground
Refers to a specific geographic area or a place familiar to someone.
countryside; rural area
Refers to rural or countryside areas outside cities, often used to distinguish urban from rural.
Examples
Je suis fier de mon pays et de sa culture.
I am proud of my country and its culture.
Ce pays accueille chaque année des milliers de visiteurs.
This country welcomes thousands of visitors every year.
Les habitants connaissent chaque sentier de ce pays montagneux.
The inhabitants know every trail in this mountainous land.
Collocations
- un pays natalone's native country
Common mistakes
Je viens de la pays.
Je viens du pays.
pays is a masculine noun meaning 'country', so the masculine partitive article 'du' should be used instead of 'la'.
Related words
synonymnationnation
synonymÉtatstate, nation
synonympatriehomeland, home country, country of origin, fatherland