A / AN & THE: How to use ARTICLES in English

In today's Aussie English video I show you how to use the ARTICLES A, AN, and THE in English.

"How can I use English articles?" is a question I get all the time as an English teacher, and today it comes from Aykhan!

There're a few simple rules for using the English articles A, AN, and THE, and today we'll go through them whilst I also teach you some facts about echidnas.

I'd love to know what you think in the comment section below. Do you find the grammar of the articles A, AN, and THE difficult?

Do you have any tricks for how to remember how to use English articles? Let us know below!

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[Sweets_QT]

not sure you did this video about this, but I had trouble listening to Maple, and meatball. (when talking his order :P )

[vivid-master]

This is very helpful and useful video. that's new for me. Thanks Pete!

[pecoXD]

Oi mate, great video 👍🏼
Can the next one be Aussie pronunciation of Australian geography (like mountains, rivers, cities, etc..)

[ramengarenthlei]

Great video!👍 And do we need to use 'the' article when talking about seasons in a year?

[Heldan]

Hi Pete, could u make an other Aussie accent training? I mean you having a chat with an Aussie with a stronger accent. Your is too easy to understand :p

[rajesharjunan]

Pete, where can I learn new Aussie slang words?

[Arjunarjunskiy]

You didn't tell about such cases as 'in school", "at full blast", etc

[ABACUStoPC]

"A European", I've always thought it's "an European", I used to use "an" automatically on any words that has an initial letter of either A, E, I, O, or U, that's what I learned many years ago from my English class, didn't know it also has something to do with vowel sound, anyway good to know!

[hlee]

Thanks heaps for sharing this vid! I'm always confused about using articles whenever I speak in English. Just wondering about two things whilst watching this video; 1) in 7:22 part, ['THE + Countable nouns'] Is this a typo? 2) 7:51 in this part, can I use 'a rug' instead of 'the rug'? What if I chat with somebody who has never seen my rug before, I would use 'I spilt wine on a rug' rather than 'the rug'. Is this correct?

[whaf]

why do people use "the" saying "where is the toilet?" though they don't know about "the toilet".

[felipe]

Sorry i cant understand the A EUROPEAN part...

[alicebrandstatter]

A European? Really?...but it's an "e"....so why NOT say "an" European.