Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Expanding - Lesson 1: Countable Nouns (Review plural rules, e.g. -ies, -ves)

Lesson 1: Advanced Plurals
child_care

Special Plurals

នាមពហុវចនៈពិសេស

Not all words just add '-s'. We need to learn the rules for -ies, -ves, and words that change completely!

មិនមែនគ្រប់ពាក្យទាំងអស់គ្រាន់តែថែម '-s' នោះទេ។ យើងត្រូវរៀនពីច្បាប់នៃការថែម -ies, -ves និងពាក្យដែលផ្លាស់ប្តូរទាំងស្រុង!
location_city

location_city Consonant + Y → ies

ព្យញ្ជនៈ + Y ប្រែទៅជា ies
location_city
City → Cities Rule: Drop Y, add IES More than one city. ទីក្រុងជាច្រើន
child_care
Baby → Babies Rule: Drop Y, add IES More than one baby. ទារកជាច្រើន
auto_stories
Story → Stories Rule: Drop Y, add IES More than one story. រឿងរ៉ាវជាច្រើន
celebration
Party → Parties Rule: Drop Y, add IES More than one party. ពិធីជប់លៀងជាច្រើន
public
Country → Countries Rule: Drop Y, add IES More than one country. ប្រទេសជាច្រើន
boy

boy Vowel + Y → just add S

ស្រៈ + Y គ្រាន់តែថែម S
boy
Boy → Boys Rule: Vowel (o) + y More than one boy. ក្មេងប្រុសជាច្រើន
smart_toy
Toy → Toys Rule: Vowel (o) + y More than one toy. របស់លេងជាច្រើន
calendar_month
Day → Days Rule: Vowel (a) + y More than one day. ថ្ងៃជាច្រើន
key
Key → Keys Rule: Vowel (e) + y More than one key. កូនសោជាច្រើន
kitchen

content_cut Ending in -f or -fe → ves

បញ្ចប់ដោយ -f ឬ -fe ប្រែទៅជា ves
woman
Wife → Wives Rule: Drop fe, add ves More than one wife. ភរិយាជាច្រើន
kitchen
Knife → Knives Rule: Drop fe, add ves More than one knife. កាំបិតជាច្រើន
eco
Leaf → Leaves Rule: Drop f, add ves More than one leaf. ស្លឹកឈើជាច្រើន
pets
Wolf → Wolves Rule: Drop f, add ves More than one wolf. ចចកជាច្រើន
favorite
Life → Lives Rule: Drop fe, add ves More than one life. ជីវិតជាច្រើន
masks
Thief → Thieves Rule: Drop f, add ves More than one thief. ចោរជាច្រើន
groups

family_restroom Irregular Plurals

ពហុវចនៈមិនតាមច្បាប់ (ផ្លាស់ប្តូរទាំងស្រុង)
man
Man → Men Rule: Irregular More than one man. បុរសជាច្រើន
woman
Woman → Women Rule: Irregular More than one woman. ស្ត្រីជាច្រើន
child_care
Child → Children Rule: Irregular More than one child. កុមារជាច្រើន
person
Person → People Rule: Irregular More than one person. មនុស្សជាច្រើន
dentistry
Tooth → Teeth Rule: Irregular More than one tooth. ធ្មេញជាច្រើន
pest_control
Mouse → Mice Rule: Irregular More than one mouse. កណ្តុរជាច្រើន
warning The Invisible Trap!

Some words do not change at all!

(ពាក្យខ្លះមិនមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរទម្រង់ទាល់តែសោះ ទោះបីជាមានច្រើនក៏ដោយ!)
"Look at those sheeps."
ខុស! (Wrong!) ❌
"Look at those sheep."
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (One sheep, two sheep) ✅
"Look at those fish."
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (One fish, two fish) ✅
quiz

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
child_care Make it Plural
What is the plural of "Baby"?
(តើពហុវចនៈរបស់ពាក្យ "Baby" គឺជាអ្វី?)
smart_toy Make it Plural
What is the plural of "Toy"?
(តើពហុវចនៈរបស់ពាក្យ "Toy" គឺជាអ្វី?)
gpp_maybe LITERAL TRAP! ❌
Which one is the correct plural form of "Child"?
(តើមួយណាជាទម្រង់ពហុវចនៈត្រឹមត្រូវរបស់ពាក្យ "Child"?)
content_cut Correct Spelling
What is the plural of "Wife"?
(តើពហុវចនៈរបស់ពាក្យ "Wife" គឺជាអ្វី?)
rule Rule Check
If a word ends with a consonant + y (like City), what do you do?
(ប្រសិនបើពាក្យបញ្ចប់ដោយ ព្យញ្ជនៈ + y ដូចជាពាក្យ City តើអ្នកត្រូវធ្វើអ្វី?)
kitchen

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
auto_stories

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Video Lesson

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Listen Closely 🎧

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Listen closely to how these special plurals are pronounced!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Why is the plural of "roof" not "rooves"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! That is a great question. "Roof" is an exception to the rule! It just takes an 's' to become "roofs". English has a few of these sneaky exceptions. 🏠

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Nita 5 hours ago

What is the plural of "person"? Is "persons" wrong?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

"People" is the standard plural you should use every day! "Persons" is technically a word, but it is only used in very formal legal language or police reports. 👮‍♂️

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Does "Monkey" become "Monkies"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

No! Look closely at the word "Monkey". It ends in a vowel (e) + y. Because of that vowel, we follow the "Just add S" rule: Monkeys! 🐒

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