The Grammar Lab: Articles (A, An, The)

The Grammar Lab: Articles

Lesson 04: A, An, The

Specific or General?

Articles tell us if a noun is specific or general.

🔹 A / An (Indefinite): General, one of many. (ទូទៅ / មួយណាក៏បាន)
🔹 The (Definite): Specific, unique, or known. (ជាក់លាក់ / មួយហ្នឹង)

"A" Consonant Sound

Use before words starting with a consonant sound (b, c, d, f, etc.).

A cat	ឆ្មាមួយ
A house	ផ្ទះមួយ
A university	'Y' sound (យូ)

"An" Vowel Sound

Use before words starting with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

An apple	ផ្លែប៉ោមមួយ
An egg	ពងមាន់មួយ
An hour	Silent 'H' (អាវ)

"The" Specific

Use when we know exactly which one, or there is only one.

The sun	Unique (មានតែមួយ)
The door	Specific (ទ្វារហ្នឹង)
The red pen	Specific (ប៊ិចក្រហមហ្នឹង)

No Article ∅

Do not use articles for plural general nouns or uncountable concepts.

I like cats	General (ឆ្មាទូទៅ)
Love is good	Concept (សេចក្តីស្រលាញ់)
He drinks milk	Uncountable (ទឹកដោះគោ)

Pick the Article

Click to see the correct article.

___ elephantCheck Answer

___ universityCheck Answer

___ moonCheck Answer

___ hourCheck Answer

___ dogs (General)Check Answer

Quick Check

1. I need _____ umbrella.

2. Look at _____ moon!

3. My brother is _____ engineer.