Cch dng the v a / an

Khi dng mt danh t, bn nn xc nh nhng im sau:

N c th, khng c th, hoc l mt th chung?
N l s t, s nhiu, hoc l khng m c?
Nu danh t y l dng s t, hoc l c th, th nht thit phi c mt t no y
ng trc. Bng sau y s gip cc bn chn t chnh xc.
khng c th
a / an
Give me
an
apple.

c th
the"
Give me
the
apple I
bought this morning.
hoc

s t

t s hu
(my, our,
Vietnams)
Give me
my
apple.
hoc
this / that
Can I eat
that
apple?
lng t
(some, a lot
of, many)
I bought
some
apples
today.
I bought
a lot of
rice
today.

s nhiu / khng m
c

hoc
khng dng t no ht
I need to go buy apples.
I love rice.

the
Where are
the
apples I
bought?
hoc
t s hu
Vietnams
rice is the best
in the world.
hoc
these / those
These
apples are good.
hoc
this / that
(vi danh
t khng m c)
This
rice is delicious.

Sau y l nhng chi tit v trng hp ngoi l ca the:

1. Th duy nht
Nu bn ang ni n mt th duy nht, th nht nh phi c
the
ng
trc. V d, nu nh bn ch c mt ci bn cu, v n b hng, th bn phi
ni:

The
toilets broken.
2. a l
Dng
the
trc nhng th sau:
sa mc:
The
Sahara Desert is huge.
i dng:
The

Pacific Ocean is also huge.

sng:
Hanoi is on
the

Red River.

dy ni:
Mount Everest is in

the

Himalaya mountains.

khu vc a l:
People in
the

north speak differently from people in

the

south.
Khng dng the trc nhng th sau:
h: I love West Lake.
thnh ph, tnh, bang: I come from H Giang province.
lc a: Have you ever been to Asia?
ngn ni ring bit: I've never been to Mount Fansipan.
khu vc a l c mt trong nhng tnh t northern, southern,
eastern, hoc western b ngha cho n: I come from southern
Vietnam.
3. Nhng ni m thnh ph no cng c
Bn phi dng
the
hoc
a
trc nhng ni sau y. Dng
the
nu n
l ni bn thng xuyn i n. Dng
a
cho ni khng c th.
bank:I need to go to
the
bank.
Is there
a
bank near here?
cinema:
Lets go to
the
cinema.
hospital:
He's in
the
hospital right now.
post office:
The
post office is closed.
airport:
How much is a taxi to
the
airport?
train station / bus station / bus stop:
The
bus station was so crowded.

 doctor:
Should I go to
the
doctor?
dentist:
When was the last time you went to
the
dentist?
Khng dng a" hoc the trc nhng ni sau y:
home: My mom is at home today.
work: I have to go to work right now.
jail / prison: He went to prison for ten years.
church: How often do you go to church?
bed: I usually go to bed at 11.
school: I didnt go to school today.
I met my best friend in high school.
university / college: I studied math at university.
4. T vit tt:
Khng dng the trc nhng t vit tt c pht m nh mt t. V d:
UNESCO (pht m l
/ju: nes k/
):
UNESCO chose Ha Long Bay as
a World Heritage Site.
Nhng vi nhng t vit tt c pht m tng ch mt, th
the
phi
ng trc. V d:
the
EU
the
FBI
the
UN
Mt trng hp ngoi l l the khng ng trc nhng t vit tt lin
quan n trng i hc:
I got an MBA at UCLA.
5. Tr chi, mn th thao, v mn hc
Khng dng a / an hoc the trc cc tr chi, mn th thao, v mn
hc:
I hate studying literature.
I watch football every day.
Backgammon is my favorite game.
6. Ngn ng
Khng dng the trc cc ngn ng:
I speak English and Vietnamese.

Nhng nu dng t language sau tn ca ngn ng y, th li phi c

the
ng trc:
Whats the most common word in
the
English language.