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Plurals - with some nouns the core word does not change.
Spanish
Singular
Plural
Oración - Sentence
Spanish
pescados fish fish The fishermen unloaded the fish from their boat. Los pescadores descargaron los pescados de su barco.
gaz gas gas John, put gas in all the cars. Juan, puso el gas en todos los coches.
ciervos deer deer There were ten deer in the meadow. Había diez ciervos en el prado.

Plurals - with some nouns the word does not change.
Spanish
Singular
Plural
Oración - Sentence
Spanish
hombre man men The men unloaded the lumber from the truck. Los hombres descargaron la madera de construcción del carro.
mujer woman women Equal pay and priviledges for both men and women. Igualdad de salario y priviledges para los hombres y las mujeres.
ganso goose geese Each autumn a flock of geese fly over my house. Cada otoño una multitud de gansos vuela sobre mi casa.

Plurals - if a noun ends in a "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "es."
Spanish
Singular
Plural
Oración - Sentence
Spanish
señora lady ladies The ladies met for lunch. Las señoras satisficieron para el almuerzo.
penique penny pennies How many pennies do you have? Cuántos peniques usted tiene?

Plurals - Nouns ending in "o", some form the plural by adding "s" others by adding "es."
Spanish
Singular
Plural
Oración - Sentence
Spanish
automóvil auto autos Everyone, be sure to park your autos in a secured parking area. Cada uno, sea seguro parquear sus automóviles en un área de estacionamiento asegurada.
piano piano pianos The store had many pianos for sale. El almacén tenía muchos pianos para la venta.
patata potato potatoes I need to purchase a bag of potaoes. Necesito comprar un bolso de potaoes.
héroe hero heroes Are there any war heroes in the room? Hay héroes de la guerra en el cuarto?

Plurals - If a noun ends in "f," change the "f" to "v." (but not in all cases)
Spanish
Singular
Plural
Oración - Sentence
Spanish
ladrón thief thieves Some thieves broke into my house. Algunos ladrones se rompieron en mi casa.
cocinero chef chefs How many chefs do you have working? Cuántos chefs usted tiene trabajo?

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