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00:00Hi, in this video we are going to learn about articles a and the.

00:20Articles a and the are used to refer to nouns.

00:27a and an are used with singular nouns whereas the can be used both with singular and plural nouns.

00:41a and an are used with one person, one place, one animal or one thing.

00:50a is used before nouns which begin with consonants.

01:00An is used before nouns that begin with vowel sounds.

01:08The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.

01:14Let us try to understand how to use articles a and the with some examples.

01:24Abracadabra! What do I bring for you? Mango! Don't you just love mangoes?

01:33So what are you going to use before mango? Which article?

01:38Since mango begins with the consonant m, we are going to use a before it.

01:50What's next? Ant! Ant starts with a vowel sound.

01:58So we are going to use an before it.

02:02An ant.

02:06Next is elephant. Elephant also starts with the vowel sound.

02:14So we are going to use an elephant.

02:20Next is Taj Mahal. Now here we are talking about one particular monument.

02:29That is Taj Mahal. So here we are going to use the article the. The Taj Mahal.

02:40Car. Car starts with the consonant c. So here we are going to use a. A car.

02:50Igloo. Igloo begins with the vowel sound i. So we are going to use an igloo.

03:02Owl. Owl too uses the vowel sound o. So we are going to use an owl.

03:12Red fort. Red fort again we are talking about one particular place.

03:18So we are going to use the article the. The red fort.

03:27Umbrella. Umbrella begins with the vowel sound u. So we are going to use an umbrella.

03:37So we are going to use an umbrella.

03:43Pencil. Pencil begins with the consonant p. So we are going to use a. A pencil.

03:55Wasn't that easy? I hope you enjoyed learning articles with me.

04:01Leave a comment in the comment section if you like the video.

04:05See you again very soon with a new video. Till then goodbye and take care.