Articles “a/an”

冠词“a/an”

We use “a” when the noun starts with a consonant sound.
以辅音音素开头的名词,前面加“a”。

dog

a dog

一只狗

house

a house

一幢房子

church

a church

一座教堂

We use “an” when the noun starts with a vowel sound.
以元音音素开头的名词,前面加“an”。

apple

an apple

一个苹果

umbrella

an umbrella

一把伞

egg

an egg

一个鸡蛋

Exceptions

特殊情况

When the “u” sounds like a “y”.
当“u”的发音跟“y”相似时
a university
a UFO
a unicorn
一所大学
一个不明飞行物
一只独角兽
When consonants have a vowel sound.
当辅音字母的发音有元音音素时
an MBA 一个工商管理硕士

Plural nouns

名词复数


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