How to Say "Geese" in French - How To Say Guide

oies

The English word geese is translated into French as oies.

oies is used to refer to more than one large water bird known as a goose.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some regions, the term oisons may be used specifically to refer to goslings, which are young geese.

The singular form of the word is oie. The plural form oies is created by adding an s to the singular form, although this s is silent when spoken.

In French, the word for 'goose', oie, is also the name of a traditional, large, thin pancake often served with honey or fruit.
The traditional French children's board game Jeu de l'Oie involves a race across a board where the 'goose' squares act as shortcuts to help players win.
In French, calling someone an oie is a way to describe them as silly or naive, similar to calling someone a 'goose' in English.

Les oies volent vers le sud.
The geese are flying south.
This sentence shows the geese performing the action of flying south.
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Ces oies pondent des œufs d'or.
These geese lay golden eggs.
This sentence describes geese laying golden eggs.
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Les oies volent en formation en V.
Geese fly in a V shape.
This sentence illustrates how geese fly in a V formation.
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Les oies sont des oiseaux majestueux.
Geese are majestic birds.
J'adore regarder les bernaches dans le parc.
I love watching the geese in the park.
Les bernaches migrent chaque année.
The geese migrate every year.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

A couple is walking in a park near a pond.

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