At a visitor centre · Understanding irregular plurals

Understanding irregular plurals in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Understanding irregular plurals.

Many nouns form their plural with s, but some have irregular plurals. Use a or an only with singular nouns. Do not say a books.

Context: At a visitor centre. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

One person is waiting at the desk.

ينتظر شخص واحد عند المكتب.

Five people are looking at a map.

ينظر خمسة أشخاص إلى خريطة.

Two children are with their parents.

يوجد طفلان مع والديهما.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: One person is waiting at the desk.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يوجد طفلان مع والديهما.