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Articles a, an, the and pronouns — English speaking course in Hindi

After this lesson you can say 'He is an engineer', 'Pass me that bottle' and 'The dog wagged its tail' without thinking. Hindi has no a/an/the, so these small words are the most common gap in Indian English.

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    a / an + one thing; the + a known thing; this/these near, that/those far — “Small words that make your English sound natural”

    1. Use 'a' before a consonant sound (a bag, a university) and 'an' before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour).
    2. Use 'the' for something already known or only one of its kind: the sun, the auto outside, the milk in the fridge.
    3. he = वह (लड़का), she = वह (लड़की), it = यह/वह (चीज़); its = इसका, it's = it is.
    4. this/these = पास वाली चीज़ (एक/कई); that/those = दूर वाली चीज़ (एक/कई).

    Use it for: Shopping, giving your job or class, pointing at things in a shop, talking about your pet or phone.

    Worked example: I will call you in an hour.

    1. Try each option in the gap: an / a / the.
    2. The h in 'hour' is silent, so it starts with a vowel sound – use an. (h नहीं बोलते, इसलिए an)

    Check: I can say: He is an engineer. Pass me that bottle. These mangoes are sweet. ✓

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