how to pronounce pays

/pɛ.i/

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pays is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pays in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… je suis à côté de ces pays là et ben moi …”

meanings of pays

noun:

Country.
Land, country, region, nation.

pays frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word pays occurs in french on average 623.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.