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As aulas de inglês são fáceis.

As aulas de inglês são fáceis.
English classes are easy.
From Lesson 41:Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about As aulas de inglês são fáceis.

How does the word for "easy" change to the plural fáceis?
The singular form is fácil. For words ending in an unstressed -il, you form the plural by replacing the -il with -eis. That gives us fáceis to match the plural noun as aulas.
Why is inglês written with a lowercase "i"?
Unlike in English, Portuguese does not capitalize the names of languages, nationalities, or days of the week unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Why do we say aulas de inglês instead of just putting the words together?
In English, you can put two nouns together so one acts like an adjective (like "English classes"). In Portuguese, you usually connect them with de (of). Literally, the sentence says "classes of English".
Why do we use são instead of estão for "are"?
Both são and estão mean "are", but são (from the verb ser) is used for permanent qualities. Since being easy is described as a general fact about these classes, we use são.

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