Grammar Countable And Uncountable

Front 1

اسکناس ده پوندی دارید؟

Back 1

Do you have A ten-pound note?

Front 2

بدشانسی بود

Back 2

It was bad luck.

Front 3

یک دانه برنج

Back 3

A grain of rice

Front 4

موز میخوای؟

Back 4

You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.):

Do you want a banana

Front 5

من در کل موز دوست دارم

Back 5

You can use plural countable nouns alone:

I like bananas. (= bananas in genera

Front 6

یه صدایی نشنیدی الان؟

Back 6

Did you hear a noise just now?

(A specific noise)

Front 7

من نمیتونم کار کنم. خیلی سروصداست.

Back 7

I can't work. There's too much noise.

(= noise in general)

Front 8

من یه روزنامه گرفتم که بخونم.

Back 8

I bought a paper to read.

Front 9

من یکم برگه نیاز دارم که بنویسم.

Back 9

(= material for writing on)

I need some paper to read.

Front 10

یک دونه مو توی سوپ منه

Back 10

There's a hair in my soup

(= one single hair)

Front 11

موهای خیلی بلندی داری

Back 11

You’ve got very long hair. (not hairs)

(= all the hair on your head)

Front 12

این اتاق خوبیه.

نمیشه اینجا بشینی. جا نیست

Back 12

This is a nice room.

You can’t sit here. There isn’t room.

(SpAce)

Front 13

اوقات خوبی داشته باشی

Back 13

Have a great time

Front 14

وقت ندارم

Back 14

I don't have timr

Front 15

دوتا قهوه و یک آب پرتقال لطفا

Back 15

Two coffees and an orange juice, please.

Coffee/tea/juice/beer etc. (drinks) are normally uncountable: I don’t like coffee very much.But you can say a coffee (= a cup of coffee), two coffees (= two cups) etc.

Front 16

یک نون

Back 16

a loaf of bread. (not a bread)

Front 17

امیدوارم‌ هوا خوب باشه

Back 17

I hope you have good weather.

Not a good weather

Front 18

همه اسباب اثاثیه‌هات رو کجا میخوای بزاری؟

Back 18

Where are you going to put all your furniture? (not furnitures)

Front 19

اخبار غیر منتظره بودن

Back 19

The news was unexpected. (not The news were)

Front 20

پول زیادی برای سفر خرج کردند.

Back 20

They spend a lot of money on travel.

Not on a travel

Front 21

ما یک سفر خیلی خوب داشتیم

Back 21

We had a very good trip/journey. (not a good travel)

Front 22

من دنبال کار میگردم

Back 22

I'm looking for a job.

I'm looking for work.

Front 23

چه منظره قشنگی

Back 23

What a beautiful view.

What beautiful scenery

Front 24

چه هوای خوبی

Back 24

What nice weather

Front 25

ما یه عالمه کیف و چمدون داشتیم.

Back 25

We had a lot of bags.

We had a lot of baggage/luggage.

Front 26

این مبلمان مال من هستند.

Back 26

This furniture is mine

Front 27

پیشنهاد خوبیه.

نصیحت خوبیه

Back 27

That's a good suggestion.

That's good advice.

Front 28

ترافیک زیاد بود.

Back 28

There was a lot of traffic.

Front 29

امروز زیاد شانس نداری، مگه نه؟

Back 29

You’re not having much luck today, are you?