an
determiner
ukstrong/æn/weak/ən/usstrong/æn/weak/ən/A1
usedinsteadof "a" when thefollowingwordbeginswith avowelsound:
（用于以元音开头的词前，代替 a）anorange一个橘子
anhonour一份荣誉
aneasyquestion一个容易的问题
aninterestingstory一个有趣的故事
- Heappliedtobecomean Americancitizen.
- Chris has aneveningjobas anofficecleaner.
- That was anexcellentmeal!
- There's been anaccident-dial999andaskfor anambulance.
- Let thefishcookforhalfanhourbefore youaddthewine.
Grammar
A/anandthe
A/an and the are articles. They are a type of determiner and they go before a noun.…A/anandthe:meaning
A/an and the are articles. They are a type of determiner and they go before a noun.…When do we useaand when do we usean?
In speaking, we use a /ə/ before a consonant sound:…How do we pronouncethe?
We pronounce the in two ways depending on whether the sound which comes after the is a vowel or a consonant:…When do we use articles?
…A/anandthe: typical errors
We don’t use the with plural nouns when we are referring to things in general:…