Nouns are words you use to talk about people, places, and things.
Singular
| ╔ste es un ni±o. | This is a child. |
| La casa es rosada. | The house is pink. |
These are examples of singular nouns. This means that they just stand for one of something. Spanish uses the articles el, la, uno or unas in front of singular nouns. To learn more about this, see the Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles lessons.
Plural
| Y Θstos son ni±os. | And here are some children. |
| Las casas son rosadas. | The houses are pink. |
These are plural nouns which means that they stand for more than one of something.
In Spanish, it is easy to make a noun plural. You usually just add an s if the noun ends in a vowel or es if it ends in a consonant.
Spanish uses the article los, las, unos o unas in front of plural nouns. To learn more about this, see the Definite Articles and Indefinite Articles lessons.
Here are some more examples of nouns in Spanish:
| el libro los libros |
the book the books |
la silla las sillas |
a chair chairs |
| el avi≤n los aviones |
the plane the planes |
una muchacha unas muchachas |
a girl girls |