Hello, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish! In this lesson we're focusing on English nouns. Why?
嗨，我是Emma，來自 mmmEnglish！本節課我們會著重講英語名詞。為什麼？
Because so many of the mistakes that you're making in English are related to the way that you use nouns. Starting from the top, there are two types of English noun countable and uncountable English nouns.
因為你在用英語時犯得很多錯誤都跟你使用名詞的方式有關。從頭開始看，英語名詞有可數名詞和不可數名詞。
Now, you might be thinking "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. . . Whatever it doesn't really matter!" But actually, it does matter.
現在你可能會想「嗯，嗯，嗯...不管怎樣它並不重要！」但實際上，它很重要。
It really really does, for a whole lot of reasons! Like, how to use articles correctly.
出於很多原因，它真的真的很重要。像，如何準確使用冠詞。
How to use 'much' and 'many', 'so' and 'such', 'some' and 'any' or 'a little' and 'a few'. These words all depend on the type of noun and learning and understanding more about countable and uncountable nouns and how they're used differently will dramatically improve your English grammar!
如何使用'much' 和'many'，'so' 和 'such'，'some' 和 'any' 還有 'a little' 和 'a few'。這些詞都取決於名詞的種類，學習以及更多了解關於可數和不可數名詞以及它們的不同用法，會顯著提高你的英語語法！
I guarantee you that some of the mistakes that you're making in English are because you are treating an uncountable noun like a countable noun, or a countable noun like an uncountable noun! Now, I've made a 'cheat sheet' to help you understand these rules and I'm going to tell you how to download it at the end of this lesson.
我保證你在用英語時犯得一些錯誤是由於你把不可數名詞用作了可數名詞，或者把可數名詞用作了不可數名詞。現在，我做了一個『備忘單』來幫助你理解這些規則，本節課結束時我會告訴你如何下載這個單子。
In this video we're focusing on uncountable nouns but you can check out another video on countable nouns right there.Okay! So, the kitchen is a great place to start talking about countable and uncountable nouns.
在這個視頻，我們會專注於不可數名詞，但是你可以在這裡查看專講可數名詞的視頻。好了！那麼，廚房是一個談論可數和不可數名詞的好地方。
It's been a while since mmmEnglish has been in the kitchen, so I'm very excited to be back here! The easiest way to remember uncountable nouns is to think about nouns that are difficult to count.
距離上次在廚房錄mmmEnglish已經有一段時間了，所以我很開心回到這裡！記住不可數名詞最簡單的方法就是想那些難以計數的名詞。
Things like liquids, water, or wine. Gases, the air, or powders like flour.
比如液體，水或者酒。氣體，空氣，或者粉末比如麵粉。
Or things like electricity, money or abstract nouns like happiness, motivation and luck. Now, all of these nouns, if you think about it, are difficult to count.
或者像電流，錢或者抽象名詞比如開心，動力和幸運。現在，所有這些名詞，如果你想一下是很難計數的。
Uncountable nouns have only one form. They can't be plural.
不可數名詞只有一種形式。他們沒有複數形式。
You can't use 'a' or 'an' with uncountable nouns because they can't be counted. You can't use numbers with them at all.
你不能在不可數名詞前用 'a' 或者是 'an'，因為他們是不可數的。你不能在它們之前加任何的數詞。
We can't say "I need a milk" or "give me 3 monies". But you can use some with uncountable nouns and that just means 'an amount', but not a specific amount.
我們不能說 "I need a milk" 或者 "give me 3 monies"。但是你可以用 some 搭配不可數名詞，而那僅僅意味著『適量』，但不是具體的數量。
"Can you get some rice from the supermarket for me?" We can also use uncountable nouns without 'some'.
「你可以從超市幫我帶些大米嗎？」我們也可以不用帶 'some' 修飾的名詞。
"Can you get rice from the supermarket for me?" Perfectly okay as well!
「你能從超市幫我帶大米嗎？」這是完全可以的！
For example, to make pancakes I need to make, I need to have some flour. I need to have some sugar, some water and maybe even some maple syrup.
例如，做烤薄餅我需要做，我需要準備一些麵粉。我需要準備一些糖，一些水還可能會要一些楓糖。
All of these nouns are uncountable but we do need a way to quantify these nouns, especially when you're cooking in the kitchen. We need to know how much to use!
所有這些名詞都是不可數名詞但是我們需要量化這些名詞的方法，特別是當你在廚房做飯時。我們需要知道用量多少！
And that's easy to do when you're talking about countable nouns, like 'a lemon' or 'an apple'. But with uncountable nouns you need another countable noun to help you quantify your uncountable noun.
當你談及地是可數名詞時，這很容易，像『一顆檸檬』或者『一顆蘋果』。但是對於不可數名詞，你需要另一個可數名詞來幫助你量化不可數名詞。
A packet of rice, a cup of oil, a can of coconut milk, 2 litres of water, for example. And all of a sudden all of these things can become countable!
例如，一包大米，一杯油，一罐椰奶，兩升水。這樣眨眼地功夫所有這些東西就都變成可數的了！
Notice how I was using an article with all of those nouns? Now, this is all great in the kitchen but what about outside of the kitchen, with nouns like information or happiness or money, luggage, advice!
注意到我是如何用一個冠詞搭配所有這些名詞的了嗎？現在，在廚房裡的不可數名詞都搞定了，但是廚房之外呢，像是information，happiness 或者 money，luggage，advice這些名詞！
It's the same idea! A piece of information, a moment of happiness, a bit of luck or a bit of money, two pieces of luggage or I've got three pieces of advice for you!
方法是一樣的！一條信息，一個幸福的瞬間，一點運氣，一點錢，兩件行李或者我有三條建議給你！
Let's recap on uncountable nouns for a moment. They have only one form.
我們來用點時間概括一下不可數名詞。它們只有一種形式。
They're never plural. You can't use articles like 'a' or 'an' with them and can't use numbers.
從來沒有複數形式。你不能用冠詞比如'a' or 'an'修飾它們，數詞也不可以。
You can't say 'an information' or 'two luggages' or 'three advices'. Okay? Fabulous!
你不能說'an information'，'two luggages' 或者 'three advices'。明白了嗎？很好！
Don't forget that you can download this worksheet to help you practice using uncountable nouns correctly. Now, there are some uncountable nouns that you'll see being used as plural nouns.
不要忘了你可以下載練習題來幫助你正確使用不可數名詞。這裡有一些不可數名詞，你會發現它們被作為複數名詞使用。
Eeeek! But before you freak out, these exceptions are related to the context and just for a moment this is going to get a little bit confusing.
哎呀！在你覺得崩潰之前，我想說這些例外跟語境有關，會在某個瞬間有一點點小困惑。
But be patient, stay calm! I'm going to help you to understand right now!
但是耐心些，保持鎮定！我會馬上幫助你們正確地理解的！
Let's use coffee as an example! I've got some instant coffee here, some coffee beans and of course, a delicious cup of coffee.
我們以 coffee 作為一個例子。我這裡有一些速溶咖啡和咖啡豆，當然，還有一杯美味的咖啡。
Now, the liquid is uncountable and so is the powder that's in instant coffee. Now, you can count the beans but that's less common.
那麼，液體是不可數的，速溶咖啡裡的粉末也是。你可以數咖啡豆，但是這並不常見。
So, we need some other countable nouns to tell us some more information about the noun. A jar, a packet or a kilogram, a cup.
所以，我們用其他的可數名詞來告訴我們更多關於這個名詞的信息。一罐，一包或者一公斤，一杯。
But you might hear someone say "I'll have a coffee with two sugars please." Huh?
但你可能會聽到某人說："I'll have a coffee with two sugars please."什麼？
Coffee and sugar are both uncountable! How can that be?
咖啡和糖都是不可數的！怎麼能這麼說呢？
Well simply, the context will tell us that it means a cup of coffee and two teaspoons of sugar. The same if someone said "we'll take three waters."
很簡單，這個語境會告訴我們它的意思是一杯咖啡和兩茶匙糖。如果某人說 "we'll take three waters."也是一樣的。
It means three bottles of water or three glasses of water. So, how do you know if a noun is countable or uncountable?
意思是三瓶水或者三杯水。那麼，你如何知道一個名詞是可數還是不可數呢？
It's easy! In the dictionary when you look up this word you'll see [U] or a [C] next to that noun.
很簡單！當你在詞典裡查這個詞是你會看見在名次旁有[U] 或者一個[C]。
It will tell you if it's countable or uncountable and instantly, you'll know how you can use this noun, especially once you download the worksheet that's going to help you. It's really important because remember there's lots of different words that you can use in English with uncountable nouns that you can't use with countable nouns.
它會立即告訴你它是可數的還是不可數的，你會知道如何使用這個名詞，特別是若你下載了習題表，會對你有幫助的。這真的很重要，因為你要記住英語裡有很多不同的詞，你可以用不可數名詞搭配，但不可以用可數名詞。
There's a little water in my cup. There's a few waters in my cup.
我的杯子裡有一點水。我的杯子裡有一些水。（錯）
There's too much information. There's too many informations.
信息太多了。信息太多了。（錯）
So, it's really important that you're using the correct English word with these nouns. Now, before I finish I want to tell you some of the biggest mistakes that I see with uncountable nouns in English.
所以，正確的使用英語單詞來搭配這些名詞真得很重要。現在，在我結束之前，我想告訴你一些我發現在用不可數名詞時很嚴重的錯誤。
Advice, knowledge, information, news, luggage, equipment and furniture These are all uncountable nouns.
建議，知識，信息，新聞，行李，裝備和家具。 他們全是不可數名詞。
They have only one form. So, that's it for this lesson!
只有一種形式。那麼，這就是本節課的內容！
I hope that you're feeling a little more confident with uncountable nouns now. Remember that you can watch the countable nouns lesson, right here!
我希望你們現在對於不可數名詞感覺多了點信心。記得看可數名詞的課程，就在這裡！
Make sure that you subscribe to my channel, so that you never miss a lesson! There's a couple more lessons in this playlist that you might enjoy too!
確保你訂閱了我的頻道，這樣你就不會錯過課程！在這個列表裡還有一些課程，你可能會喜歡！
That's it for now, but I will see you again very soon! Bye!
就到這裡了，但是我們很快會再見的！拜！