Masculine Plurals – Macedonian Lesson
Plural Nouns · Practical
Masculine Plurals in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches masculine plurals as part of the Plural Nouns course on OpaLingo. Learn Macedonian plural noun patterns — masculine -ови/-и, feminine -и, neuter -а/-иња — plus classic irregulars. Go from столче to столчиња and master the definite plural with -ите/-та. You'll learn 8 Macedonian words, including стол → столови (chair → chairs), маж → мажи (man → men), ден → денови (day → days), брат → браќа (brother → brothers (irregular)), пријател → пријатели (friend → friends), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. Spoken by roughly 1.5 million people, mainly in North Macedonia, Macedonian is a South Slavic language with a 31-letter Cyrillic alphabet. Its spelling is completely phonetic: each letter always represents the same sound, so reading and pronunciation come quickly once you know the alphabet.
Vocabulary in this lesson
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| стол → столови | stol → stolovi | chair → chairs |
| маж → мажи | maž → maži | man → men |
| ден → денови | den → denovi | day → days |
| брат → браќа | brat → braḱa | brother → brothers (irregular) |
| пријател → пријатели | prijatel → prijateli | friend → friends |
| Има два стола. | Ima dva stola. | There are two chairs. |
| Тројца мажи работат. | Trojca maži rabotaat. | Three men are working. |
| Имам многу пријатели. | Imam mnogu prijateli. | I have many friends. |
Word by word
- стол → столови is the Macedonian for “chair → chairs”, pronounced “stol → stolovi”.
- маж → мажи — pronounced “maž → maži” — means “man → men” in English.
- ден → денови means “day → days”. Say it as “den → denovi”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- брат → браќа translates to “brother → brothers (irregular)” and is pronounced “brat → braḱa”.
- пријател → пријатели is the Macedonian for “friend → friends”, pronounced “prijatel → prijateli”.
- Има два стола. — pronounced “Ima dva stola.” — means “There are two chairs.” in English.
- Тројца мажи работат. means “Three men are working.”. Say it as “Trojca maži rabotaat.”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
- Имам многу пријатели. translates to “I have many friends.” and is pronounced “Imam mnogu prijateli.”.
How to practice masculine plurals in Macedonian
Play the native audio for each entry and say it aloud — hearing and speaking together builds pronunciation much faster than silent reading. Macedonian's phonetic Cyrillic spelling means what you see is exactly what you say, so sounding words out reinforces both reading and memory at once. After the introduction, the lesson moves into interactive flashcards and finishes with a quick quiz; coming back for a short review over the next few days locks the material into long-term memory. OpaLingo lessons are free, run on any device, and remember where you left off.
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