Easy English Lesson: Should you use “A” or “AN”?

[@engvidAlex]

It's always good to review the basics. Some people forget that it's the SOUND that's important for determining whether to use "a" or "an" and not the head letter of the noun. This is really the trickiest part of it for some students, but it becomes easier with practice. It works with some adjectives preceding nouns as well. An honest person. (aw-nist) A European villa. Nice one, Gill!

[@engvidGill]

Thanks Alex -- great to have your input :-) Gill

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August 20, 2022 - After trying to get my question just right for Google search to answer my question regarding the use of "a" and "an". Google search finally offered this video along with some others. Thank you to Gill for very clearly explaining how and why those words should be used. I know a lot of people wish they had her as their teacher in school like I do.

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Thank you!! I finally understood the a and an

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[@EnglishWithMrBakhri]

Thank you for the lesson! It's so insightful. I've just seen a video by a native English teacher and unfortunately, she uses letters to determine what article to use, which is misleading. It's all about sounds and whether the noun is singular, countable, or uncountable.

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Hello! Thanks for your contribution into our accuracy!) Please, if you have time can you explain why are we using article here: "...Mr Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work and Mrs Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair."? Thanks!)

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Correct 8/10. Not perfect as beginner but it's okay still learning.

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Hood afternoon Jill. Thank you for a claret your lesson in A an An it's was very useful your lesson. I am happy to listening your lesson and I learn better English language. Thank you very much Jill. Wish be many teacher like you with patience who really love a proper job. Looking forward to receive your English lessons.

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[@zico91raul]

Thank you for the nice video, even though I still have a little question about the use of ‘a’ and ‘an’. What happens when you have a noun which is an acronym? If SS stands for ‘source separation’, is it ‘a SS method’, or ‘an SS method’? Thanks again Cheers!

[@engvidGill]

hi Raul -- it's 'an SS method' because the letter S is pronounced 'ess', so it begins with a vowel sound :-)

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Dear teacher, I'm glad to see your explanation, finally, I can understand their use. Cheers.

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[@sureyyasuner4645]

The rule for "a" is also applicable for abbreviations of let's say organizations as such Organizarion of European ......Associations? an OEA office or an OEA office we should write?

[@engvidGill]

Hi - yes, if the first letter of the abbreviation begins with a vowel sound, eg an ATV ..., an ECG ..., an IPC ..., an OEA ..., you say 'an' when speaking it, so you also write 'an'. The exception is the letter U, because it's pronounced YOU, and the Y is a consonant sound, so you would say/write 'a US Navy uniform', etc. I hope that helps :-)

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[@tsunetasora]

Do people also say 'a' as [ei] before a vowel in such a special case? I'm not sure and deciding the next word in my speech, and I'll say, like '[ei]… entity' (still, I write it as 'an').

[@engvidGill]

Hi - "an entity" is pronounced with the N - it sounds like "un" - "un-entity" :-)

[@amarwalia3644]

Hi ma'am. Please evaluate this sentense. What will be used in below sentense 'a' or 'an'. Persuing (a or an??) Quality Engineering Management degree will bring me one step close to my set goals as it will help me to set roots in the field as an expert in the manufacturing sector.

[@engvidGill]

Hi - it's A before a consonant, as I explain in the video - ... a Quality ... :-)

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I really liked it. Teacher can you make a vídeo about tje correct pronunciatón of "the" pleasseeeeeeeeeeeee. I am an english learner and I am so confusing with this word please help me

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[@brandyb9470]

It's crazy how often you hear people using these words incorrectly and I pick up on it every time and also some people only use the word a and never say an when its necessary

[@gardensofthegods]

For whatever reason it just drives me nuts when Americans or English people who have lived there for at least several generations do not know the difference between when to use a or when do you use an .... it irritates me to no end to hear people say something like that is an beautiful car .... how can they not tell that it sounds really screwed up ? And it drives me nuts when people sound as if they're talking like a four-year-old when they say something like I want a apple . I'm not talking about foreigners and I'm not talkin about people whose family has only been here for a short time . I don't know why this irks me so much but it really does .

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[@cuckoovibe]

When it comes to letter 'U', many questions arise in my mind. The letter U is starting with a consonant sound /y/ . Then why it is said as a vowel? And we say U is a vowel but for University, we say it starts with a consonant sound /y/. Why is it so?

[@sweetkathryn100]

Gill, do we use "an" before "honest man"?

[@engvidGill]

Yes, because the H of 'honest' is silent :-)

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