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

paie

/pɛ/

The English phrase 'pays' can be translated into French as paie.

In French, paie is used as a noun to refer to the money an employee receives as a salary for their work. It can also refer to the act of paying.

Which one should you use?

While paie refers to pay or the act of paying, the term salaire is the more formal and common way to refer to a specific monthly or annual salary.

The word paie functions as a noun meaning 'pay' or 'salary'.

/pɛ/

While paie focuses on the amount received, the term traitement is used specifically in the public sector to describe the pay or salary of civil servants.
In France, the expression être payé en nature refers to receiving payment in goods or services rather than money, but it is often used as a double entendre for sexual favors.
While paie is the noun for pay, the act of 'getting paid' is often expressed as toucher sa paie, using the verb 'to touch'.

Ça paie d'être poli.
It pays to be polite.
This sentence shows the use of paie in an idiomatic sense meaning it is beneficial.
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Tom paie ses impôts.
Tom pays his taxes.
This sentence demonstrates the use of paie in the context of paying taxes.
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Il nous paie tous les mois.
He pays us every month.
This sentence illustrates the use of paie in the context of regular payments.
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La politique étrangère de cet État est très influente.
The foreign policy of this country is very influential.
L'écrivain a décrit cette contrée comme une terre de merveilles.
The writer described this country as a land of wonders.
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