Beginner's course: A / ANTranslate this text using Google Translate.
Beginner's course: A / ANTranslate this text using Google Translate.
The solution:
Article A must be used in front of a name beginning with a 'consonant' sound and 'AN' in front of a name beginning with a 'vowel' sound.
Examples:
- door (door)> a door
/ d / is a consonant sound
- apple (apple)> an apple (an apple)
/ a / is a vowel sound
- kitchen (kitchen)> a kitchen (a kitchen)
/ k / is a consonant sound
xceptions:
1) In front of the sound / j /, we use A and not AN.
Example: a union (this word starts with the sound / j / Listen to it:
But by the way, what is 'the sound / j /?'
This is the sound we find at the beginning of: 'yellow', 'United States' ...
WARNING! It is a phonetic symbol and not the letter J. We find a close sound in French at the beginning of the word 'Yogurt': the sound 'ye'
2) For words beginning with 'h', one must ask whether it is pronounced (aspirated) or not:
If the 'h' is sucked, the word starts with a consonant sound. So we use A: A horrible war.
If the 'h' is not sucked, the word does not start with a consonant sound, so we use AN: an hour.
Then perform various exercises.
Example of a beginner's course.
Various book ranging from the 2nd to the terminal, DVD for children and other for adults, book, music for beginners and advanced, of any age.