Nouns

A noun is somebody (מישהו) or something (משהו).

Somebody - people, animals (a boy, an elephant)

Something - things, abstract nouns (a window, weather)

There are count (ספירים - אפשר לספור) and non-count nouns (בלתי ספירים).

Count nouns have 2 forms - singular (יחיד) and plural (רבים).

In singular we put "a / an" before the noun. If a noun begins with a vowel (צליל תנועה - אות נקוד) we put "an". 

If a noun begins with a consonant (אות עיצור), we put "a".

an apple, an egg, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella

In plural we can use "some" or "the" before the noun.

Remember the rules in plural:

1) +s: a girl - girls

2) s, ss, sh, ch, o + es: a bench - benches

3) consonant + y - change "y" to "i" + es: a candy - candies

4) f/fe - change to "v" + es: a shelf - shelves

Exceptions - יוצאי דופן

a man - men

a woman - women

a child - children

a mouse - mice

a foot - feet

a tooth - teeth

a goose - geese

a sheep - sheep

a fish - fish

Non-count nouns have only singular form. We use "is" with non-count nouns.

No news is good news.

The money is in the wallet.

there is some cheese in the fridge.