🔥 THE RULES! When do we use “THE” in English? (And when DON’T we?)

When do we need to use the word "THE" in English? And when must we NOT use it? And what are the rules?... Watch this video to find out!
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00:00 Intro: When to use the word THE in English
00:18 Pronunciation of the word THE
1:15 When don't we use the word THE in English
5:59 Common mistakes with THE
7:30 When we need to use the word THE
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So much confusion. Most of my students use "the" when they shouldn't use "the" and don't use "the" when they should use "the". So how do we know when to use it?
Before I give you some rules on when to use the and when not to use the in English, I want to tell you about two different ways we can pronounce this simple word. First, we have the, and there is also the pronunciation the. Now it all depends what the next word begins with. If the next word begins with a vowel, we say the. The elephant, the octopus, the owl. But if the next word begins with a consonant, we use the pronunciation the. The building, the table, the boy, the girl.
Okay, I got over 100 questions about the when I asked you about it on KZbin. So let's start with the first one, the big one. When don't we use the.
Meals like breakfast, lunch and dinner? Have you had lunch yet? Do you want to go out for dinner tomorrow night? I have breakfast at 8am. When we're talking about meals, we don't use the word the.
Compass directions. When we're talking about directions, we don't use the word the like birds fly south for the winter. It's the direction that they are going. However, when we're talking about a particular region, then we use the word the. For example, I am from the north of England. They pronounce some words differently in the south.
Proper Nouns What is a proper noun? A proper noun is something like a name of a person, a city, a month, a day, things that we normally use a capital letter for in English. And we don't use the word the for those. My English teacher is Greg, not the Greg. I bought it on Amazon. I didn't buy it on the Amazon. Greg bought it on Amazon and it will be delivered on Tuesday. No the in any of those situations. Why did I use Amazon as an example there? Well, keep watching and you'll find out why later in the video.
Languages. Do you speak English? What's your level of English? I speak Spanish fluently. I would love to learn Greek. With languages we don't use the. Okay. We have some very common words that we talk about every day. They are bed, home and work. And these don't have the word that. I go to work at 9am. I get home at 5pm, I go to bed at 11pm. Are you at home? No, I'm at work. I wish I was in bed. ... [... Due to character limit, the rest of this transcription is unavailable]
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[@TheTorpila]

With "bed" and "prison", " "hospital" there are examples where you must use "the" - the blanket is on the bed, and etc

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[@nurhafizahyaacob]

Thank you 👍

[@marjoenelmarinas52]

Hi sir Greg. Im just confused with the " I wish i was in bed".. Should we really use "IN" for bed?

[@markbujdos584]

"In THE hospital" is correct in American English. The British usage sounds extremely odd to Americans.

[@Trifler500]

Yeah in the US any building gets "the"

[@Firguy]

@@Trifler500 Except for when we say somebody is "in prison" or "in jail"

[@DarkxPunk]

@@Firguy In prison or in jail doesn’t get “the” because prison and jail refer to more of a state of being than specific location. Jailed, imprisoned. But say you were referring to a “jail house” or a “state prison” then you would say in the jail house or in the prison. But you can’t say stuff like factoried or buildinged because those are places not states of being. Hope that makes sense.

[@Trifler500]

@@Firguy True, but if we're talking about a specific prison or jail we do sometimes add "the"

[@mikeb5613]

@@Firguy In the slammer. In hell, not in the hell.

[@paulgutman5811]

In America we always use "the" with university and hospital. (A dialectal difference here.) In all the other examples given, American and UK usage are identical.

[@MySnackTime]

Yeah I was going to say the same thing. You can't say its incorrect when it technically isn't. It may not be how people speak British English but it is correct in regards to American English.

[@tc2334]

I was thinking the same thing. 'In hospital' sounds wrong to me upon first hearing.

[@stevecarson4162]

Yes, in North America, this advice sounds very strange. I live in Canada, and the building across the street from me is "the hospital" -- not "hospital". Therefore I would be "in the hospital" if I was a patient there.

[@lightfeather7948]

that explains why it sounded strange to me at first

[@auldfouter8661]

@@stevecarson4162 Probably from Scots influence , I suspect. We'd say " he's at the school" when we mean he's old enough to be attending school. " you'll get the jile ( jail) for that " meaning you'll get sent to jail for doing that. See the Billy Conolly song " If It Wisnae Fur Wer Wellies" , where he sings " you'd be in the hospital or infirmaree".

[@marcbelisle5685]

I’ve been teaching ESL for 17 years. When teaching something like “in hospital” versus “in the hospital” you should always acknowledge the difference between different accents or dialects. Characterizing a dialectic variation as “wrong” because it’s not your native dialect is just setting up students for confusion later if they encounter it in a different context.

[@leahkotlarchyk679]

Absolutely! Saying a dialectical variation or accent variation is "wrong" is also a characteristic of prescriptivism, which is generally looked down upon as being close-minded by most modern linguist anyways. Language shifts and changes, both due to distance and time. If we all spoke "correctly", we'd still be speaking Old English.

[@Sophie-dd5xr]

Also an ESL teacher and completely agree.

[@leojwolfhouse8746]

Thank you! We all aren't going around speaking in Shakespeare's English, so obviously language changes, dialects diverge, and no one dialect is objectively "correct."

[@grahamjohn3198]

I generally agree that you should take account of regional variations but I can't think of an example of how that applies to "hospital" and "in the hospital". Do you know a country/region where it doesn't apply?

[@leahkotlarchyk679]

@@grahamjohn3198 In the United States, we almost always put "the" in from of the word hospital. It would be exceedingly rare to hear anyone born and raised here to say, "in hospital". Actually, the same could be said about the example given for "university" as well.

[@gianluigimarabini1981]

Hi Greg, great lesson! I'm 73 and I'm writing from Tuscany Italy. I'm trying to improve my low english level. You speak slowly and clearly so that everyone can understand. You're a great teacher! Thanks a lot

[@Zipperneck.]

'English', not 'english'. I'm trying to improve my poor level of English... or low level of English proficiency.

[@Mike-fg4ir]

Why do you need to improve your English at that age

[@michele6744]

Grande!!!!!

[@advance600]

The only exceptions I use in my American dialect are "in the hospital" (sick) vs. "at the hospital" (visiting), and most speakers I know, including myself, drop the definite article before instruments ("I play piano, She's great at playing guitar, etc.).

[@iCarus_A]

As far as I'm taught, the definitive article simply means you are referring to a definitive thing (hence the name). Saying "I'm in the hospital" refers to "the" specific hospital you are in/referring to. Conversely, saying you play "the" piano wouldn't make sense as you can (presumably) play all pianos roughly as well. Though I think there are people who use "the" with instruments too, for instance, "she plays the piano and he's our drummer," which in this case you refer to the specific piano in the band

[@openminds8765]

Americans in general don't use "Thee"

[@dirremoire]

American English isn't a dialect of anything. It's just American English.

[@iCarus_A]

@@dirremoire are you an american, perchance?

[@tibethatguy]

@@dirremoire American English is a dialect of English. Any location-based variation of a language is a dialect, regardless of its speaker population or status in society.

[@louf7178]

As US, we commonly use 'the' for cases of 'hospital' and 'university' in either of the examples.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Several people have mentioned that in the U.S. we say "the hospital," but another distinction is not only would we say someone is "in the hospital" if they were a patient, we would say "*at* the hospital" if they were working there or visiting there. We don't typically say someone is in university, we say they're in college, and they go to (which very well may be a university). Some universities have "The" in their name, some do not, but if the first word of the institution's name is "University" we will put a "The" in front of it when referring to it, e.g. I went to the University of Michigan. If I referred to its abbreviated form, I'd say "I went to U of M," not "I went to the U of M." To make things more confusing, here in Minnesota, the University of Minnesota is referred to as "the U." The thing is, these distinctions can be regional. Different states refer to Interstate Highways in different ways. In California, they'll say, "Take the I-5 north out of Los Angeles." In Michigan, we'd say, "I took I-75 south when I drove to Florida." In Minnesota, not only do we omit "the" from the name of the Interstate highway, we skip saying the "I." I took 94 east to go to St. Paul." No one's going to misunderstand you, though!

[@Leonorexplore]

A very useful and well explained lesson! Thanks Greg!

[@bradparnell614]

Interesting. As an American and an Anglophile I've often wondered why the Brits say don't use "the" with university or hospital. You've helped me understand this. It still of course sounds very strange to an American ear, but at least I now know why.

[@skk6151]

Great video again. Thanks a lot, Greg. I've shared the video with my students right away, who are really confused about the topic. 😊

[@MrFfuckUp]

One point to note - in American English, it's the norm to say "in the hospital" rather than "in hospital." To me, "in hospital" is a dead giveaway that someone's from a Commonwealth country.

[@Che.Castor]

Very useful video, I always struggled with the usage of "the". Thank you very much for this class.

[@slowlearner4341]

No doubt, how useful and practical this lesson is, Greg. Thank you. I wish that your daughter get recover, and both of you come back home very soon.

[@user-lx4ox9yx2i]

I give a big thumbs up to you. Because the articles are existing confusion to most of us. You have cleared up any doubt or confusion about it. I appreciate that. Cheers!

[@AlexCherkassky]

The great lesson!!! Thanks a lot, Greg!

[@manuelav6656]

I just downloaded your book! You are a gifted teacher, thank you so much for your lessons 🙏

[@kaykay8686]

Thanks for the fast feedback!! Cheers and keep making those great videos!!

[@JRJonesOD]

Texas English Speaker here: We say: He's in the hospital. (He's sick, etc) She's at the hospital. (She's visiting someone, or she works there and is currently there.) We also say: I'm going to the grocery store. But: I'm at Kroger. OR I'm at Walmart. (exception: some people in East Texas say I'm at the Walmart. OR I'm at Walmarts.)

[@gastonc5466]

Hi Greg, very good explained !! What you are explaining in your videos is a very good thing becase, not many teachers give this very specific topic

[@Trifler500]

Just keep in mind he's wrong in the US.

[@ewahermit5325]

What a wonderful explanation! Thank you so much. No matter how much I study, sometimes I still throw them at random 😂😂😂

[@cosmeticenaturalebymichell4991]

I wish you good health for your baby, I'm so very sorry. I will pray for her! A strong strong hug!

[@baburaman9068]

Hi Greg Tks for this video on the usage of "THE". It's quite simple and very informative. Looking forward to having such videos in the near future. Bi from Ananthram until the next video

[@riigi3786]

Your lesson is impressive and so helpful. Thanks.

[@ewasoyka]

Greg, you are excellent! Thanks for this video!

[@emilialazar6936]

Thank you Greg, very good explanation.

[@TatsianaShch]

Thanks a lot for this very-very useful lesson!!!

[@engin7787]

Extraordinary information, I must listen the lesson for several times to understand the gist of it! Thank you, again and again, that the information that you have delivered to us!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Glad you enjoyed it, Engin! 😀

[@miodragpopovic3301]

Hi Greg, I really enjoy watching you clear and precise explanations about grammar challenges. I wish you all the best. Miodrag

[@user-jl8wv6ph8b]

Thanks for the good clarification Greg. I had no idea how much difference there is in the phrase with the use of THE - 'in THE hospital' and 'in hospital'. Thank you!

[@Sophie-dd5xr]

Also please keep in mind that this is British English. He’s not taking into consideration other Englishs like American, Canadian, South African, Australian, etc English. I know at least American English uses “in the hospital.” An American English teacher would consider it wrong to say “in hospital” in school. Most adults would assume your British though, I think.

[@marioluigi9599]

@@Sophie-dd5xr That's because American English isn't even important. It's just a mutation. It shouldn't be used as THE standard for students to learn English. English comes from England. End of. Get over it And if you don't like it, stop speaking mutated English. Start speaking native American. At the end of the day, that's the native language of the lands you freely roam. English is just an invasion force

[@Sophie-dd5xr]

@@marioluigi9599 That’s like saying Spain Spanish is the best model even though there are more Spanish speakers in the US than Spain, let alone the millions more in the central and south Americas whose dialects and accents are closer to each other than Spain Spanish. What a prick-ish way to think about things. No dialect is better than the other. Knowing the differences in pronunciation and grammar between dialects is key. You’re the one who seems to think there is one superior language dialect which is honestly a heap of bologna.

[@marioluigi9599]

@@Sophie-dd5xr Of course the Spain Spanish is better. And that's the one that should be taught. If we followed your advice, we'd all be talking in a stupid indian accent because of the billions of Indians in India who speak English. YEAHHHHH, no thanks. I'm thankfully not as libbed out as you are.

[@Sophie-dd5xr]

@@marioluigi9599 My opinion has nothing to do with political party. That says a lot about you actually. How much you don’t understand about language… I’m a language teacher. My degrees are in education and language. You’re opinions are so wrong, it’s saddening. I hope to god you’re not an educator.

[@berenice-6003]

😁😁so many things to remember! Thank you Greg😊

[@lijahsampson6979]

Some exceptions- you can say “I go to the bed in the corner of the room and sit.” Or “once I get to the home of my brother’s family.” Or “I go to the work meeting at 9 a.m.” because those are all instances where one needs “the” to indicate that it is something specific being referred to. You kind of touched on that with the banana thing but the rule can be applied to a lot of the “words you can’t use the with” so, maybe this makes it a little more clear. Also, at least in the USA, we would use the word “the” with school- “the school has a new policy.” “He left the school at 3 p.m.” in the situation you mention it would not be used, but I think that is the exception and not the rule, at least in the USA Another exception is the percent rule. This one is more idiomatic, but a lot of times you hear people make reference to “the one percent,” meaning rich people. A lot of other people mentioned how weird it would be to hear someone in the USA say “I’m in hospital” and that’s probably why a lot of native English speakers such as myself clicked on this video.

[@willjapheth23789]

Yup. 'In hospital' sounds very strange to me. 'In school' is the only time I can think of where we drop the 'the' (if you are a student), but keeping the 'the' is fine too.

[@1234567qwerification]

Well, it looks like there are contexts where (almost?) all "wrong" cases are correct.

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

You're right for the most part, but the reason we use "the" in "I go (I'm going?) to the work meeting" is because in this sentence, "work" is an adjective describing the type of meeting. However you could say "the work" as a noun when referring to a specific job, project or time/labour used, for example "the work I did last week".

[@isabelsilviaelola562]

HI Greg!!! I am from Argentina. I studied English for a long time. In any case, your classes are very useful to me. I can always improve and learn something new. I hope I have not made any mistake, I don't want to use translators.😂Thanks.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

It's always better to use your brain and make mistakes than to use a translator! 😀

[@isabelsilviaelola562]

@@EnglishWithGreg Hi Greg!!! I completely agree with you, I 'm using my brain. I made a joke about using a translator... I swear!!! 😄Thanks!!!!

[@ajs11201]

@@isabelsilviaelola562 Your English is very good. Would you mind a couple friendly suggestions from a native speaker? In your introduction, I would have said "I *have* studied English" since the present perfect suggests that your studies have not completely ended. And second, I think the plural "mistakes" fits that sentence better. I hope you find that helpful--I only offer it as a friend, so I hope you are not offended.

[@isabelsilviaelola562]

@@ajs11201 Hi!!! Your suggestions are very helpful to me. They don´t bother me at all. I am trying to improve my English. Thanks!!!

[@ajs11201]

@@isabelsilviaelola562 I'm ao glad. Thanks for your friendly reply.

[@uwaisabubakarhamza4999]

I found it very educative and informative. You are, indeed, a graat teacher.

[@blanquitaau7901]

Pretty concise and precise. Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@juancas0736]

blanquita me gustas...

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

The rules for country names is a lot more complicated. There are some nations made up of many parts that don't use "the", like Indonesia, Micronesia, or Malaysia. There are also a lot of countries that do use it, like The Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Democratic People's Republic of China, The Gambia, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic, The Sudan, The Ivory Coast, The Ukraine, etc. You really just have to know each one as you go.

[@zory6509]

Ukraine does not use the. Have no idea why people think it does.

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

@@zory6509 It sometimes does, depending on context and source. I think it might be rooted more in the land than the country, but either way. Sudan is very similar in that way.

[@abokickel]

Countries that are plural like the Philippines and the Netherlands have 'the'. And countries with "kingdom", "republic" or "states" in thei name have 'the'. With these rules you get a long way. Some of African examples have "republic" in their official name, so that could be the reason. Ukraine, as an independent country it is today, is just Ukraine, without 'the'.

[@willjapheth23789]

The Ukraine is because it used to be seen as a region in the USSR. It's sovereign now, so using 'the' is kind of an insult to their sovereignty.

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

@@willjapheth23789 The territory was called Ukraine before the USSR. I would agree that it is a bit antiquated though.

[@brunosilva-pw2vp]

Awesome video Greg Keep it up

[@australiannature2705]

You're the best teacher Greg👍👏.

[@Sylviom100]

Wonderful. Teacher Greg is THE best!

[@saidafarah9068]

Very useful! Thanks A lot Greg

[@shamilton1861]

You are the best teacher! Thank you.

[@AliAli-qc8zj]

Great lesson, thanks a lot.

[@krimskiymist]

thank you🙂. Your lesons is awesome

[@olgabariatinsky6239]

Thank you Greg for the lesson.

[@pujarinichowdhury8916]

Excellently explained 👌. Thank you sir 🙏

[@Ian4753]

Hi Greg! I am a taiwanese student trying to improve my English skills recently. Thanks for sharing these useful knowledge so that I can speak more natively.

[@yevheniikhudyi7785]

Helpful lesson! In addition, it would be good to see why we need to use 'the'

[@nadiyanadi182]

Interesting and useful lesson, great video i thank you a lot teacher Greg 👍

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You’re welcome, Nadiya 😀

[@elianareginapalomares3437]

Adoooooro Greg!

[@zakiyazouad7633]

I'm so thankful for this lesson

[@fl4268]

Thank you, Greg!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You’re welcome! 😀

[@Psalmandluka]

Thanks Greg, very useful information as I'm very confused using the word "THE"

[@thebackwardpointinggodwit8080]

I’m a native English speaker. I got half way through this video and thought if I was learning English as a second language I’d be giving up about now.

[@renanlima6434]

Very useful explanation. Thanks.

[@lbvnrw]

Thank you! 🙂

[@korana6308]

Hey Greg. What the great video of yours. The video helped me in the understanding of the English language. You are a best.

[@noelalim6176]

Thanks bro gotta clear understanding now on how to use these words.

[@ceciliaazuara9967]

I loved this lesson, it’ll help me to improve to communicate better.

[@aniballombardo7887]

Thanks ! you're THE teacher !

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Sir, you are a great teacher I have ever met on KZbin! Thumb up!

[@Michael.Shirzadeh]

Thanks for your useful video,mate.

[@blotski]

As a native speaker I find this so fascinating. You just don't think about these things but it's so true. If you say 'he's in hospital' you know he's a patient and is staying there. If he's just gone to visit somebody or has gone for an appointment but is coming home, you'd say 'he's at the hospital'. I think you'd say 'at' rather than 'in' although both are correct. 'At' just sounds more normal.

[@peppepinz2886]

Extremely useful thank you

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Thanks a lot.This video is very informative and helpfull.This subject seems simple bit very confusing.Your explanation is so precious for to understand.👍👍👍👍

[@annewillems8791]

Very useful video. I wish I have seen it earlier. Thank you so much

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Super clearly explained!

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You are fantastic!

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I like your teaching. Professional and clear.

[@ABC-ed8cg]

Very informative! I love how you enunciate. Your lessons are always so to the point(right term? Need hyphen?) & clear. I have some queries though: 1) I read that ‘elderlies’ is a word, but when is it ever used? We don’t say ‘the elderlies’, do we? 2) As for ‘The panda is at the brink of extinction’ example, could we just say ‘Pandas are at the brink of extinction’? Thanks!!

[@dylansalus9159]

For the first point, you would say "the elderlies," rather than just "elderlies." But it's more common to say "the elderly" when you're talking about old people in general, like saying "The elderly are very wise." Saying "the elderlies" makes it seem like you're talking about a specific group of old people. For example, you could say "I played cards with the elderlies at the nursing home." For the second, "Pandas are at the brink of extinction" is perfectly fine. The difference is that when you say "The panda," you sound more formal, because doing so makes it clear that you're talking about species, which is usually a formal topic. I hope this helps! :)

[@jeangermain4391]

Very good lesson Thanks you!

[@shahjehankhan912]

Very well explained

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@juliansmith4295]

I would say the difference in pronunciation of the (/ðə/ and /ði:/) depends on whether it's followed by a vowel sound, rather than just a vowel. I wouldn't say the /ði:/ unicycle.

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Oh my gosh!!! Thanks a lot about your great lesson my amazing teacher keep up the good work!!!! I have understood more from your lessons

[@ruslana_harmony]

Wow 😮 I have never heard such captivating and understandable explanation about "the"🎉 Thanks a lot, Greg ❤

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[@jimjungle1397]

Watching British TV and movies from 50 or 60 years ago, the British commonly said, "queue up", as a verb, similar to American, "line up", but more recently many Brits simply say, "queue", even when used as a verb. Grammatically, both might be, "correct" with, "in the hospital" and "in hospital" likely both being grammatically correct as well. I don't think the difference is separately by any grammar rules, but only by common usage.

[@ainakrukle8761]

Great lesson!😊

[@Sueloestudiando]

Greg, thank you so much for your lessons! I would say they bring linguistic clarity into mind. I have a question regarding the using “the” with species. Is this rule applied also to plants? Like, the tomato, the oak and so on. Thank you

[@DiscoKing02]

Hi! I'm not Greg of course, but I can still try to help. It's very much the same as the example with "bananas" at 7:40. If you are referring to tomatoes in general, it would simply be "tomatoes." If you are referring to a specific group of tomatoes, it would be "the tomatoes." It's the same when it comes to similar objects, such as "sunflowers" (in general), or "the sunflowers" (maybe a specific field of sunflowers). I should note however that "tomatoes" are considered "fruit" and not "plants," since it is an object that comes from a planet, not the planet itself. Your example of and "oak" or my example of a "sunflower" is more accurate when describing a planet. Hope this helps!

[@hhakantokgoz]

@@DiscoKing02 Hi! The explanation is quite interesting actually. When we talk about specific bananas like in Greg's example "The bananas in my kitchen are green" I can still understand that those bananas are specifically in my kitchen without "the" like "bananas in my kitchen are green". It's still understandable that these are specific bananas in my kitchen I mean. In my opinion there must be something more that explains this rule.

[@ThomsoyaWires-mb3wk]

Great one

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Good job!

[@user-el3cz6tw4b]

Thank you.

[@felixnobauer769]

„Im Sick of hearing about the Kardashians“ so accurate 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nirmalapatel2205]

In Gujarati language there is no articles so I always forget to use articles but now i understood it very clearly. Thank you for giving us trick to remember when to use and when not to use. Thank you

[@pufulita]

Useful video!Thanks!

[@faizaqanbar6954]

Thanks alot

[@lidakazemiasl9119]

Awesome teacher

[@user-ic1ln4md8d]

Спасибо, ты Лучший! Всё просто и понятно.