As in English, the general rule for making something plural in Spanish is to add an -s:
| una tapa a small portion |
| tres tapas three small portions |
| un vino a glass of wine |
| dos vinos two glasses of wine |
If the Spanish word ends in a consonant, you have to add -es:
| una ración a portion |
| cinco raciones five portions |
| un hotel a hotel |
| dos hoteles two hotels |
Un and una have plural forms, equivalent to some or a few in English:
| unas aceitunas some olives |
| unos vinos a few wines |
El and la also have a plural, unlike the English the:
| el bocadillo the filled roll |
| los bocadillos the filled rolls |
| la ración the portion |
| las raciones the portions |
