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Here are a few simple rules to help you make any Spanish noun into a plural.
Just like in English, you can simply add –s to many Spanish words to make them into a plural. Any noun that ends with an unstressed syllable can be made into a plural just by adding -s.
| la playa | the beach |
| las playas | the beaches |
| el baile | the dance |
| los bailes | the dances |
When the word ends with a consonant, you need to add –es to the singular to make it plural (NB the stress remains on the same syllable in the plural, but the accent is removed):
| la producción | the production |
| las producciones | the productions |
| el autobús | the bus |
| los autobuses | the buses |
| café – cafés | coffee shop/s |
| mamá – mamás | mum/s (mother/s) |
| papá – papás | dad/s (father/s) |
| pie – pies | foot/feet |
| té – tes | tea/s |
Nouns ending in –z change this to c in plurals:
| la luz | the light |
| las luces | the lights |
| la cicatriz | the scar |
| las cicatrices | the scars |
Nouns with a final syllable ending in s which is not stressed do not change in the plural:
| un paraguas | an umbrella |
| unos paraguas | umbrellas (or some umbrellas) |
| el lunes | Monday |
| los lunes | Mondays |