Galician Plural

Welcome to the fourth Galician lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book libro

books libros

car coche

cars coches

tree árbore

trees árbores

flower flor

flowers flores

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Galician
I speak one language [singular form] falo unha lingua
we speak three languages [plural noun] falamos tres linguas
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] el visita moitos países
they are happy now [plural pronoun] están felices agora
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] ela ten cinco zapatos vermellos
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] eu quero un bocadillo sen cebola

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman muller

women mulleres

man home

men homes

house casa

houses casas

cup copa

cups copas

cow vaca

cows vacas

horse cabalo

horses cabalos

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Galician by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Galician
Help socorro!
Call the ambulance chame unha ambulancia
I need a doctor necesito un médico
Where is the closest pharmacy? onde está a farmacia máis próxima?
Are you okay? está ben?
I am sick síntome mal
Call the police chame a policía

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