The Grammar Lab: Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

The Grammar Lab: Noun Types

Lesson 05: Countable vs. Uncountable

Can you count it?

Some nouns can be counted (1, 2, 3...), but others (liquids, powders, ideas) cannot be counted directly.

🔹 Countable: Have plural forms (s/es). (នាមរាប់បាន)
🔹 Uncountable: Always singular. No numbers. (នាមរាប់មិនបាន)

Countable 1, 2, 3...

Things you can count separately. Can use A/An or Numbers.

An apple	ផ្លែប៉ោម ១
Two cars	ឡាន ២
Many friends	មិត្តភ័ក្តិច្រើន

Uncountable Mass / Liquid

Things viewed as a whole mass. No "A/An". Always singular verb.

Water	ទឹក
Rice	បាយ/អង្ករ
Much money	លុយច្រើន

Quantifiers How much?

We use different words to ask "How many/much".

Countable:	Many / A few
Uncountable:	Much / A little
Both:	A lot of / Some

Tricky Words ⚠️

These are always Uncountable in English (even if you can count them in Khmer).

Bread	(នំប័ុង) Not "a bread"
Information	(ព័ត៌មាន)
Advice	(ដំបូន្មាន)

Sort the Noun

Click to reveal the type.

BananaCheck Type

MilkCheck Type

DollarCheck Type

MoneyCheck Type

FurnitureCheck Type

Quick Check

1. I don't have _____ time.

2. She has _____ good ideas.

3. Can I have _____ water?