In grammar, a countable noun is a noun you can count: one book, two books. It has a singular form and a plural form. You can put a or an in front of it, and you can put a number in front of it.

In grammar在文法上, a countable noun is a noun you can countcountable noun(可數名詞)是可以用數字數的名詞: one book, two books像one book、two books。 It has它有 a singular form and a plural form單數形和複數形。 You can put a or an in front of it你可以在它前面加a或an, and you can put a number in front of it也可以在它前面加數字。

In learner dictionaries, countable nouns are marked [C]. Apple, student, and idea are countable. Water, air, and advice are not — those are uncountable, marked [U].

In learner dictionaries在給學習者用的字典裡, countable nouns are marked [C]countable noun會標記成[C]。 Apple, student, and ideaapple、student、idea are countable都是countable(可數)的。 Water, air, and advicewater、air、advice are not則不是 — those are uncountable它們是uncountable(不可數), marked [U]標記成[U]。

Countable is a classroom word more than a street word: teachers and dictionaries say it; people in shops do not.

Countable is a classroom word more than a street wordcountable這個字比較是課堂用語,不是街頭用語: teachers and dictionaries say it老師和字典會這樣說; people in shops do not店裡的人不會這樣說。

Though actually, English is messy here. You can say “two coffees” in a café, stretching a word that is often uncountable. The tidy dictionary label is still useful, as long as you know real talk sometimes bends it.

Though actually不過其實, English is messy here英文在這裡有點亂。 You can say “two coffees” in a café你在咖啡店可以說「two coffees」, stretching a word that is often uncountable把一個原本常是不可數的字彈性延伸使用。 The tidy dictionary label is still useful字典上整齊的標籤還是有用, as long as you know real talk sometimes bends it只要你知道實際說話有時候會打破這個規則。