my %hash = (a => 'b', c => 'd'); # right side in list context my ($pair1, $pair2) = %hash; # right side in list context $pair1.key # >>> "a" $pair1.value # >>> "b" $pair2.key # >>> "c" $pair2.value # >>> "d" (e => 'f').key # >>> "e" +%hash # >>> 2 # Num item context