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Plurals & quantity (how to talk about more than one)

A beginner strategy for plurals: learn a few patterns and lots of real examples.

Plural strategy

Plural includes regular and ‘broken’ patterns.

  • Don’t hunt for a single ‘rule’ — learn high‑frequency examples first.
  • If plural affects articles/cases, learn it as part of the phrase.
الكتاب
al-kitab
the book
كتاب
kitab
a book / book
بيت الطالب
bayt at-talib
the student's house
أنا هنا.
ana huna
I am here.
أريد ماء.
urid ma'
I want water.
لا أفهم.
la afham
I don't understand.
هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟
hal tatakallam al-ingliziyya
Do you speak English?
أين الحمام؟
ayna al-hammam
Where is the bathroom?

Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “the book”?