Spanish Nouns II

Number - Most nouns have a singular and a plural form. Singular refers to one (only one person, thing while plural refers to more than one.

Examples Singular:

a girl = una chica
the boy = un chico
a country = un país

Examples Plural:

two girls = dos chicas
many countries = muchos países

Countable nouns: are names of anything that can be counted:

one suitcase = una maleta
three envelopes = tres sobres

Uncountable nouns: name what cannot be counted:

wine = vino
aire = air
water = agua


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