Spanish grammar
Plurals: -s, los, las
Talk about more than one thing at home.
From the scene Los platos (The plates)
In short
Add -s after a vowel, -es after a consonant. The becomes los (masculine) or las (feminine).
Your turn
Which one goes with chair → chairs?
Options: plato → platos · los vasos · silla → sillas
Show answer
chair → chairs → silla → sillas
How it works
To make a noun plural, add -s after a vowel (plato → platos) and -es after a consonant (papel → papeles).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Sí, hay cuatro (blank).
Options: vaso · vasos
Show answer
Sí, hay cuatro vasos.
Yes, there are four glasses.
Good to know
"The" becomes los for masculine plurals and las for feminine plurals.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
¿Una mesa? En mi piso hay tres (blank).
Options: mesa · mesas
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¿Una mesa? En mi piso hay tres mesas.
One table? In my flat there are three tables.
plate → plates plato → platos
chair → chairs silla → sillas
Your turn
What goes with silla → sillas?
Options: the glasses (masc.) · chair → chairs · plate → plates
Show answer
silla → sillas → chair → chairs
the glasses (masc.) los vasos
Elena
¿Y los vasos? ¿Hay vasos?
And the glasses? Are there glasses?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y (blank)? ¿Hay vasos?
Options: plato → platos · silla → sillas · los vasos
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Elena
¿Y los vasos? ¿Hay vasos?
And the glasses? Are there glasses?
the chairs, the tables (fem.) las sillas, las mesas
Elena
¿Y las sillas? ¿Y las mesas?
And the chairs? And the tables?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y (blank)? ¿Y las mesas?
Options: plato → platos · silla → sillas · las sillas
Show answer
Elena
¿Y las sillas? ¿Y las mesas?
And the chairs? And the tables?
Common mistake
Not las here. Vaso is masculine.
¿Y los vasos? ¿Hay vasos?
And the glasses? Are there glasses?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| plate → plates | plato → platos |
|---|---|
| chair → chairs | silla → sillas |
| the glasses (masc.) | los vasos |
| the chairs, the tables (fem.) | las sillas, las mesas |
More lines from the story
- NuriaSí, hay cuatro vasos.Yes, there are four glasses.
- Elena¿Una mesa? En mi piso hay tres mesas.One table? In my flat there are three tables.
- NuriaHay dos sillas... y una mesa.There are two chairs... and one table.
- Elena¡Para mí! ¿Hay café?For me! Is there coffee?