Indefinite article in English - "a" and "an"

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  • @CrownAcademyEnglish
    @CrownAcademyEnglish  7 лет назад +18

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  • @Nanworld798
    @Nanworld798 Год назад +1

    One of the best grammer classes which I had seen

  • @mthcvg68
    @mthcvg68 3 года назад +4

    Bişi anlamıyorum ama ders kaynıyor bu güzel

  • @alinekhneizer9704
    @alinekhneizer9704 Год назад +1

    Hii this is Aline 😊, may I ask what platform have you used in this video recording? And thank you!

  • @gamer-rm6ib
    @gamer-rm6ib 5 лет назад +1

    Very good , pero puedes hablar en español

  • @ralphlouis2705
    @ralphlouis2705 3 года назад +2

    I learned a lot on the uses of articles and the teaching is well simplifieded. Thanks so much

  • @CrisNewAge92
    @CrisNewAge92 9 лет назад +8

    Thank you Andrew for all these great lessons.
    May you do a grammar lesson about uses and differences between Present Perfect Continuous Tense and Past Perfect Continuous Tense ? Would it be possible?
    Thanks for everything

  • @sethhhh
    @sethhhh 2 дня назад

    a/an
    non spesific thing/person
    one member of a group
    decribe people jobs
    pharases of frequency
    exclamations, like what a nice day

  • @dracher
    @dracher 4 года назад

    OH, how very important is this rather simple set of English language rules? More and more frequently today, I am hearing, not only the average person in the street but newsreaders and public speakers, uttering such crashingly bad combinations as: " someone called for a ambulance today to attend a accident in the city." I am hearing "a umbrella, a orange, a anniversary, etc. In addition to this, there is also an escalating use of the long A as a general indefinite article, as in: "This is AY telephone," or "I have here AY banana," and "This is AY good reason to reflect."
    For most of my life I have heard the long A in grammar used for emphasis, " Ay specific reason," or to identify an unknown, as in Question: "Is this the village where Jim Turner lives?" Answer: It may be, there is AY Jim Turner working at the local pub."

  • @omparkash1596
    @omparkash1596 Год назад +1

    Sir, your videos of grammar are flawless. I'm fully satisfied with your way of teaching, hat's off

  • @safaaam5607
    @safaaam5607 3 года назад

    So the article 'a' in your examples that you mentioned doesn't refer to the adjective nice,? A nice car?

  • @julianaalves-ht5ex
    @julianaalves-ht5ex 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the lessons is excellent. I'm learning English and that channel is perfect teaches very well. I wish you much success.

  • @สําเร็จหลวงนันท์-ต5ซ

    Hello in the morning today mi from Thailand very well like your video in English with Teacher. Thank you so much teacher

  • @Mr18081964
    @Mr18081964 6 лет назад +6

    What an amazing lesson! I would like to watch your lesson on 'definite article'

  • @learningwithfunforbeginner2948
    @learningwithfunforbeginner2948 4 года назад +1

    Excellent explanation ,God bless you dear 😊🙏🙏

  • @wonderbee31
    @wonderbee31 4 года назад

    I wonder that why the noun "fever "can be a countable noun such as I have a fever. can fever be countable? I am very confused.

  • @mahmoodkhan7102
    @mahmoodkhan7102 5 лет назад

    sir how can we determine or differentiate that terrible advice is uncountable noun and stupid idea is countable idea please tell the rule in detail to recognise whether it is uncountable noun or countable noun

  • @pamelagodvelaz3874
    @pamelagodvelaz3874 9 лет назад +7

    Hi Andrew, thank you for the lesson, i love your lessons and i think that is important the correct use of "the", "a" and "an".

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +1

      +PAMELA GODVELAZ Hi Pamela, thanks again for your support! Andrew

  • @rodrigopantoja2409
    @rodrigopantoja2409 4 года назад

    Advice is uncountable but idea is countable! It is not make sense for me!

  • @parminderkaur5334
    @parminderkaur5334 4 года назад

    Thnx for free teaching but, it was very long lesson.

  • @gulshungul1433
    @gulshungul1433 3 года назад

    Sir am student kindly send me notes english parts of speech

  • @girlfromchile5190
    @girlfromchile5190 9 лет назад +5

    I love your videos! It would be amazing if you could explain the Passive and Active Voice, in my english course we're a mess with that.

  • @snatadas154
    @snatadas154 2 года назад

    Mr. Andrew it'd be great if you make a vdo on tenses .

  • @fuadhuseynov2679
    @fuadhuseynov2679 6 лет назад

    We can not use "a and an" before sport names , can't we???..example : I play a football or I play football? We like to play a hockey or We like to play hockey??? Which are them is true? Please answer me. Thanks a lot.

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  6 лет назад +1

      Hello. We say: "I play football." and "We like to play hockey."
      Andrew

    • @fuadhuseynov2679
      @fuadhuseynov2679 6 лет назад

      Crown Academy of English thank you for your answer

  • @radhakishun9075
    @radhakishun9075 2 года назад +1

    You are great sir 👌 Thank you so much 😊

  • @awaalegaas9842
    @awaalegaas9842 2 года назад

    He is a good man [here we use before adjective) so why

  • @raniaa.7678
    @raniaa.7678 9 лет назад +1

    David is a director of microsoft .
    ( Microsoft had several directors . David is one of those directors . )
    David is the person not Mark
    sorry Mr. Andrew to recorrect your sentence :)

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Mirna Hugo Ah yes thank you, that's a typing error. I'm sure people still understand the explanation but I will correct it in the annotations. :)

  • @aayush7061
    @aayush7061 2 года назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW I NO WHAT IS INDEFINITE ARTICLE
    😃

  • @momoo4131
    @momoo4131 9 лет назад +7

    Andrew what specific mean ?

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +8

      +I Gamer gamer Hello and thanks for the comment and question. Let me give you an example:
      Imagine that you want to buy a car. You visit a garage which is selling 10 cars. Your favourite car is car number 7. Car number 7 is a *specific* car. It is a particular car. You do not want to buy any car. There is a *specific* car that you want to buy. "specific" is the opposite of general.
      Best wishes,
      Andrew

    • @jyt80
      @jyt80 9 лет назад

      +Crown Academy of English I understand your explain. But I have one question. Why does not use article in forth sentence? You said 'car number 7' is a specific car, therefore we can say, your favourite car is "the" car number 7... isn't it?

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +2

      jyt80 My answer here was to define the word "specific" - Unfortunately your question is complicating that explanation but let me try to explain:
      Remember that we use the indefinite article to refer to a member of a larger group. (I explain that in this video. Watch it again. The example in the video was "Mark is *a* student at Cambridge University.")
      "Number 7 is *a* specific car." is another example of that. - Each car is a specific car isn't it?! Number 8 is specific, number 3 is specific. There are several specific cars and number 7 is one of those specific cars. That is why "Number 7 is *a* specific car." is correct in this context.
      Andrew

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +1

      +jyt80 To add to my reply: Of course, the conversation with the salesman would use both "a" and "the":
      Customer: I am interested in buying *a* car.
      Salesman: Which car do you like?
      Customer: I like number 7.
      Salesman: Car number 7? Well *the* car is 5 years old......"
      Customer: "How old is *the* car?"
      etc....
      Andrew

    • @jyt80
      @jyt80 9 лет назад

      +Crown Academy of English Oh! Thank you very much! But you don't understand my question. This is completely my fault. My question is why there is no the article in thins sentence: "your favourite car is __ car number 7". Anyway, I understand at all. Thanks again!

  • @yigitcan824
    @yigitcan824 3 года назад

    Hello
    I have a question.
    I saw that we can use a/an instead of 'one'.
    I mean, when I say
    'I want a computer.'
    Does that mean 'I want just one computer but two, three or four computer etc.
    Or like you wrote
    any computer is fine; it doesn't have to be a particular one.
    You'd be really helping me out.

  • @alexisd1833
    @alexisd1833 3 года назад

    How would you construct this sentence? " (a/an/the/no article) planning system provides (a/an/the/no article) capability of assigning (a/an/the/no article) primary resources as (a/an/the/no article) business constraint on (a/an/the/no article) weekly calendar that is located on (a/an/the/no article) side of (a/an/the/no article) scrollbar pane."

  • @thuanvu1932
    @thuanvu1932 7 лет назад

    Hello Andrew!!
    I loved your English videos. They are excellent in term of well explanation and a lot of examples. I wish you with great health and luck!!
    By the way, in this video, I would like to learn how to read the phonetic alphabet (ˈziːroʊ/). Would you please lead me to a correct path? I googled but very tedious by reading through all the details.
    Greatly appreciated all your hard works!!

  • @shanthikandasamy
    @shanthikandasamy 4 года назад

    surprise is also sort of an uncountable noun right?

  • @fiorellagaribayvillafuerte8795
    @fiorellagaribayvillafuerte8795 2 года назад

    I really recommend this video is so useful !

  • @موسىجودة-ر1ن
    @موسىجودة-ر1ن 6 месяцев назад

    Mr,Andrew:
    I like your lesson so much because it is full of good information

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  6 месяцев назад

      You're welcome. I'm delighted that you like my lessons. Thanks for the comment. 🙂
      Andrew

    • @موسىجودة-ر1ن
      @موسىجودة-ر1ن 6 месяцев назад

      @@CrownAcademyEnglish
      Mr. Andrew,can you complete these two sentences by putting a or an :
      1/ Iworking at ..... FBI agency is agood chance.
      2/ working at ......NAS is agood chance .
      I appreciate you Mr.Andrew

  • @sujatakadam7626
    @sujatakadam7626 3 года назад

    Hello,
    It was very informative video. Well one doubt, in exercise you said we use " a European film" as it is Consonant. But "u" is a vowel again. So is it right to use "an European film".

  • @sanjaymadhwal4676
    @sanjaymadhwal4676 4 года назад

    Hi Andrew - Thanks for the video. One small observation :- at 15.36 second - Please replace "Mark" with "David" in sentence "Mark is one of the Directors"

  • @AllahHuakbar-y9y
    @AllahHuakbar-y9y 11 дней назад

    Very nice and I am from Pakistan

  • @rimabrahim5126
    @rimabrahim5126 6 лет назад +2

    great

  • @mrr4414
    @mrr4414 3 года назад

    Thanks for the lessons is excellent. I'm learning English and that channel is perfect teaches very well. I wish you much success.

  • @sumasaha2992
    @sumasaha2992 3 года назад

    Thank you 😊 sir but I am a geneous

  • @leksadinic3871
    @leksadinic3871 9 лет назад

    Right now l will to watch your new lesson.
    What do you think about Liverpool against Norwich may Liverpool to win.
    l will play that game and l expect Liverpool must to win. l don't putting l lot of money only littel but l have fun
    and if you can l would like answer before the game.
    and right now l have focus to watch several your videos.
    l improving a lots of English your lesson as always very useful Thanks teacher and sorry for too long comment
    Best wishes...

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Leksa Dinic Hi, sorry I don't want to advise you how to spend your own money. You must decide. :)
      It was a good performance today by Liverpool. We didn't win but we played better. :)
      Andrew

    • @leksadinic3871
      @leksadinic3871 9 лет назад

      Crown Academy of English That really ok. And l respect your decison.
      did you go to watch the game at the stadium.
      when we can expect new lesson.
      that is very useful. Best wishes... Teacher

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      Leksa Dinic No, I watched it on TV. Next lesson will be soon, in a few days time. :)
      Andrew

    • @partizandinic6916
      @partizandinic6916 9 лет назад +1

      +Crown Academy of English Hello teacher l need to change my youtube addres but now l am here. Similar. insted Leksa Dinic now l use this name Partizan Dinic and l hope you now who l am.

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      Partizan Dinic Ok, no problem. :)

  • @msms7335
    @msms7335 9 лет назад +1

    Why we say a vowel sound and which of uses u mentioned can we put that?

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      +mojahed salah Hello and thanks for your comment. I am sorry but I do not understand your question. I explain all the vowel and consonant sounds in this IPA video: ruclips.net/video/o8KppNXfx2k/видео.html
      Best wishes,
      Andrew

  • @NehaSingh-og4gd
    @NehaSingh-og4gd 6 лет назад

    Hello sir ,
    I don't like an apple
    I don't like apples
    Both these above sentences make same sense ?? If not , then what is the meaning of first one

  • @jayakrishnakoti5946
    @jayakrishnakoti5946 4 года назад +1

    Best video so far I can find

  • @leksadinic3871
    @leksadinic3871 9 лет назад

    Excellent lesson. When l makeing mistike in my speaking or writing. is native english speaker can understand what l whant to ask them.
    l improving every day with you but l must have more time because l stiil learning Thanks Mister Andrew.
    l know l made mistike but most important l improving each day

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +1

      +Leksa Dinic That's the most important thing - to learn something new every day.

  • @narayanprasad4040
    @narayanprasad4040 3 года назад

    Hello sir,you are good teacher

  • @ShivamTomar-oc9rk
    @ShivamTomar-oc9rk 4 года назад

    in the 2nd question ''idea'' is also uncountable, so why use ''a'' in that sentence. what is the difference between idea and advice

  • @blackxr8620
    @blackxr8620 3 года назад

    thanks for good explanation

  • @learningisfunwithprajnapar4804
    @learningisfunwithprajnapar4804 4 года назад

    Nice and helpful

  • @gitishirasb7874
    @gitishirasb7874 4 года назад

    Thank you so much 👌👌💖💖💖

  • @almamano3896
    @almamano3896 2 года назад

    Thanks a lot it was helpful

  • @narayanprasad4040
    @narayanprasad4040 3 года назад

    Sir make the videos use of the

  • @arts4152
    @arts4152 7 лет назад

    don't enjoy it because I love it very much thank you sir god will help you

  • @ganna.hanna_
    @ganna.hanna_ 3 года назад

    Thank you very much!
    Could you make a lesson about "the", please.

  • @Netanagri2024
    @Netanagri2024 6 лет назад

    why we don't use article before proper noun.. please reply thanks..

  • @sumasaha2992
    @sumasaha2992 3 года назад

    I am afool but I am a geneous

  • @mustaqeemahmad6401
    @mustaqeemahmad6401 3 года назад

    Amazing explanation .......

  • @aniszaman8112
    @aniszaman8112 7 лет назад

    Why a is used before determiner like little, few, lot of, amount of?

  • @constantineplatonov9756
    @constantineplatonov9756 2 года назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @medhatnady5272
    @medhatnady5272 7 лет назад

    In your openion is this sentence true or false
    Tradition means things from the past

  • @hameedakhtar9996
    @hameedakhtar9996 3 года назад

    Beautiful slow paced and clear cut explanation.Thank you.

  • @llsalehi4825
    @llsalehi4825 3 месяца назад

    This is so good 🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @sharonn9161
    @sharonn9161 5 лет назад

    I do not know the difference between consonant and vowel definitely

  • @essalhihicham7934
    @essalhihicham7934 3 года назад

    A good explanation

  • @roshangoonadekera212
    @roshangoonadekera212 7 лет назад

    can i say im going to the Hilton hotel

  • @engin7787
    @engin7787 8 лет назад +2

    Any difficult subject can be taught ,with a methodical approach, which you do best.Thank you ,with worm feelings .

  • @Childrensmathes
    @Childrensmathes 6 лет назад

    Sir, can we use. The. Before names of banks. Siva. India

  • @0272-h2r
    @0272-h2r 6 лет назад

    nic job thanks

  • @ذوالفقارابوكلل-ض6ه
    @ذوالفقارابوكلل-ض6ه 3 года назад

    Thanks for you

  • @altayebgamaraldawla652
    @altayebgamaraldawla652 3 года назад

    Thanks a lot of

  • @lokmansarkar1024
    @lokmansarkar1024 5 лет назад

    This is the best

  • @keramatafghan961
    @keramatafghan961 Год назад

    So interesting

  • @nejatosman4514
    @nejatosman4514 Год назад

    Like the video

  • @SanjaySharma-cb8bo
    @SanjaySharma-cb8bo 6 лет назад

    I am making a coffee, sir, coffee is uncountable yet there is A before coffee why

    • @kammykay967
      @kammykay967 6 лет назад

      I am making a cup of coffee/ I am making a pot of coffee. Informal speaking people the cup or pot.

  • @moni7169
    @moni7169 4 года назад

    Nice video

  • @aleena4007
    @aleena4007 5 лет назад

    Very good

  • @SR-sn9up
    @SR-sn9up 5 лет назад

    Appreciate your work, you made very nice detailed videos.

  • @tirhastirhas8742
    @tirhastirhas8742 6 лет назад

    I like u

  • @raheemamuslim8302
    @raheemamuslim8302 3 года назад

    Nice 👍🏻

  • @sharobhamsoya2642
    @sharobhamsoya2642 2 года назад

    Thank y

  • @albertoalbertoni9529
    @albertoalbertoni9529 3 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @kananqasimov1647
    @kananqasimov1647 3 года назад

    Great

  • @معزوزعبدالجليل
    @معزوزعبدالجليل 3 года назад

    مكم

  • @remzidinler9179
    @remzidinler9179 11 месяцев назад

    Bye

  • @aaryaneejat1864
    @aaryaneejat1864 3 года назад

    BAD

  • @aliakdogandenmark1988
    @aliakdogandenmark1988 9 лет назад +2

    you are a wonderful man, I am learning much from of your videos. Tank you very much :)

  • @AceHardy
    @AceHardy 4 года назад

    📙💯

  • @abudesotlai2514
    @abudesotlai2514 8 лет назад

    thank you teacher Andrew you are my best teacher

  • @anumalik4428
    @anumalik4428 9 лет назад

    Thanks Andrew...keep sharing this sort of knowledgeable videos...

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад +1

      +anu malik Excellent, I am glad that you like my lessons. Thanks for the comment.
      Best wishes,
      Andrew

  • @Danerg
    @Danerg 6 лет назад +1

    I checked other videos about this class, but by far you are the best on RUclips!
    Congratulations Andrew!

  • @dray4763
    @dray4763 3 года назад

    Your the good teacher. Thank you

  • @emiliomarra9989
    @emiliomarra9989 3 года назад

    Thank you for the explanation

  • @jenelynmarianito5431
    @jenelynmarianito5431 8 лет назад

    its very clear and well explained sir! ..great job!

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  8 лет назад

      +jenelyn marianito Thank you very much for your comment. I am very pleased that my lessons are helping you.
      Best wishes,
      Andrew

  • @lifebeautiful7388
    @lifebeautiful7388 3 года назад

    Thank you .

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  3 года назад

      You're welcome. I'm delighted that you like my lessons. Thanks for the comment. 🙂
      Andrew

  • @tewodroswolderufael7198
    @tewodroswolderufael7198 5 лет назад

    IT WAS VERY GOOD THANK YOU.

  • @alphapen8634
    @alphapen8634 5 лет назад

    Tank you teacher Andrew

  • @sunsooklee8771
    @sunsooklee8771 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you for the lesson..I have a question. When I say I have a pen do I have to say a as /eɪ/ all the time? When natives say this it sounds like a light a to me...

  • @andrescaceresco
    @andrescaceresco 9 лет назад +4

    What a fantastic video lesson, Andrew... ! Thanks a lot for posting... ! :-)

    • @CrownAcademyEnglish
      @CrownAcademyEnglish  9 лет назад

      +Andres Caceres Coronel Thank you very much for your comment. I am very pleased that my lessons are helping you.
      Best wishes,
      Andrew

  • @harrystube1794
    @harrystube1794 4 года назад

    Minz Parkus