At a visitor centre · Describing a group of people

Describing a group of people in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Describing a group of people.

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

The children have small backpacks.

يحمل الطفلان حقيبتي ظهر صغيرتين.

Two women are asking about the museum.

تسأل امرأتان عن المتحف.

The guide gives the visitors three leaflets.

يعطي المرشد الزوار ثلاث نشرات.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The children have small backpacks.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يعطي المرشد الزوار ثلاث نشرات.