A / AN
by Guillermo Ayala
1. As we have explained in the class about the definite articles, the nouns in English have no gender, and therefore the articles do not. In English we have 2 indefinite articles: A An
2. The Indefinite Articles
3. A book - Un libro A teacher - Un professor / Una profesora A girl - Una chica A boy - Un chico
4. Why is 'An' used instead of 'A'? It is due to pronunciation problems. For a native person it is difficult to say the letter 'a' followed by a vowel. It breaks the natural rhythm of the language.
5. The article 'A' It is used with the vast majority of nouns, for example:
6. El artículo ‘An' Se usa con casi todos los sustantivos que empiezan con vocal:
7. An apartment - Un apartamento An emergency - Una emergencia An athlete - Una atleta
8. By. Guillermo Remberto Ayala Del Cid