{"id":3815,"date":"2022-09-08T19:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T19:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/people-is-countable-or-uncountable\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:00:40","slug":"people-is-countable-or-uncountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/en\/people-is-countable-or-uncountable\/","title":{"rendered":"People is countable or uncountable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is very likely that you have needed to learn the differences between words that are countable and those that are uncountable in English.<br \/>\nThis is an essential skill to learn at the most basic levels.<br \/>\nAlthough many see this topic, it is very common to have doubts about some words, as it can be complicated at certain times.<br \/>\nOne such word is <em>people<\/em>. Read on to learn the lesson!     <\/p>\n<h2>Countable and uncountable nouns<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agua-cayendo.jpg\" alt=\"falling water\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agua-cayendo.jpg 980w, https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agua-cayendo.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agua-cayendo.jpg\" alt=\"falling water\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/noscript>  Before we get down to work, we will do a little review about this type of nouns, in order to understand everything perfectly.<br \/>\nFirst of all, all <strong>countable nouns are those that can be counted<\/strong>, that is, those that refer to elements that can be <strong>clearly separated into units<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBy means of an example we can see it much more clearly, let&#8217;s take as a reference the noun &#8220;dish&#8221;.<br \/>\nThis noun can be counted, that is, we can say <strong>one plate, two plates, three plates and so on indefinitely.<\/strong> On the other hand, uncountable nouns are those that <strong>cannot be separated into units<\/strong>.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s see this again by means of an example through the noun &#8220;water&#8221;, <strong>when we talk about water we do not count it, since we do not say: one water, two waters, etc.<\/strong><br \/>\nIn any case, the most we can do to count is to use other nouns such as &#8220;bottle&#8221; or &#8220;cup&#8221;.<br \/>\nHowever, we must be careful, since in Spanish it is very common that in English we count uncountable nouns.<br \/>\nThis happens because we omit the main noun, as often happens in cases such as &#8220;two coffees&#8221;, &#8220;three cokes&#8221;, &#8220;several macaroni&#8221;.<br \/>\nSo <strong>how can I quickly identify whether a word is countable or not? <\/strong>The answer is <strong>simple: we count it<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAlthough it does not qualify as a very scientific method, <strong>putting the word in plural and seeing how it sounds is<\/strong> a very good way to find out if it is countable or uncountable.<br \/>\nHowever, we must pay special attention when we do this, since <strong>both in Spanish and English we can find words that are not countable but can be put in plural<\/strong> with a small change of meaning:            <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I need some <\/em><strong><em>beer <\/em><\/strong><em>\u2192 <\/em>I need some beer (uncountable)<\/li>\n<li><em>We are navigating troubled <\/em><strong><em>waters<\/em><\/strong> \u2192 We are navigating troubled waters with this (accountant).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Water is a much-needed drink \u2192 Water is a much-needed drink (Incontable)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Can I have two <\/em><strong><em>waters, <\/em><\/strong><em>please? <\/em>\u2192 Can I have two waters, please?<br \/>\n(Accountant) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Is People a countable or uncountable word?<\/h2>\n<p>  Now that the review is over and you have all the tricks to distinguish uncountable words from countable words, let&#8217;s go to the word that interests us in this article: <em>people<\/em>.<br \/>\nThe main difficulty with this word is that we often associate the translation with &#8220;gente&#8221;, a word that is uncountable in Spanish.<br \/>\nHowever, we must keep in mind that <em>people<\/em> is also used as a plural form of <em>person<\/em> and not only as a translation of &#8220;gente&#8221;.    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>There was only <strong>one person<\/strong> in the class \u2192 En clase solo hab\u00eda <strong>una persona<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>At the concert there were a <strong>hundred or more people<\/strong> \u2192 At the concert there were a <strong>hundred or more people<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  With this you have everything you need to never again forget whether <em>people<\/em> is countable or uncountable.<br \/>\nWe hope you found this article useful. 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