Plural of "Orange Juice"
In lesson 1.3 at Span¡shD!ct, we are taught about definite and indefinite articles and how to change nouns to be plural. One of the foods in the lesson is "el jugo de naranja." How do you make it plural? Would it be "los jugos de naranja?"
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Since jugo is a collective noun, you would have to include a plural for that. However, in Spanish, any noun that relates to that is also automatically changed into the plural. Hope it helps!
Hi, Jacx, welcome to the forum.
In English, orange juice is what we'd call a "mass" noun-- you cannot count it--just like milk, gasoline, etc. Instead you have to say "a glass of orange juice" or "a gallon of gasoline."
So, instead of asking for "two orange juices" you'd ask for "two glasses of juice."
A countable noun is one that you can count--an orange, a baby, a dog. So, it'd be perfectly fine to say "I'd like an an orange, please" or "Two oranges, please."
It's the same rule in Spanish. You need to qualify what type of unit you want the orange juice to come in--a glass, a gallon, etc.
"Dos vasos de jugo de naranja, por favor."
A count noun (also countable noun) is a common noun that can be modified by a numeral and that occurs in both singular and plural form, as well as co-occurring with quantificational determiners like every, each, several, etc. A mass noun has none of these properties. It can't be modified by a numeral, occur in singular/plural or co-occur with the relevant kind of determiner.
You can ask for 2 juices Quiero 2 jugos de naranja Esos jugos de naranja son deliciosos Los jugos de esas plantas, si mezclados, son venenosos
The SD translator has three suggestions for "los jugos de naranja".
orange juices -- Microsoft Translator
Orange juice -- SDL
the orange juices -- PROMPT
Also, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juice indicates the plural of the noun "juice" is "juices" and gives the following example.
I’d like two orange juices please.
Yes, you are correct!
