Uso del Artículo Definido "The" en Inglés

My notes:

Other uses to definite article “the”:

There are many situations in where we can use the article “the” and for that, I’m going to focus on the situations in where we can’t use it.

So let’s start!!! 🤓🤓🤓🤓😇😇😜😎😎

1- Person titles:

I can’t say:

The Mr. turner is here == Tha’s wrong ❌

I can say:

Mr. Turner is here == Tha’s correct 👍

2- Generall things:

I can’t say:

The apples are delicius == That’s wrong ❌

I can say:

Apples are delicius == Tha’s correct 👍

3- The week days:

I can’t say:

I went to the park the sunday == That’s wrong ❌

I can say:

I went to the park on sunday == That’s correct 👍

4- Languages:

I can’t say:

I like the english == That’s wrong ❌

I can say:

I like english == That’s correct 👍

5- Apostrophe 's:

I can’t say:

The Alejandro’s toys == That’s wrong ❌

I can say:

Alejandro’s toys == That’s correct 👍

6- Year moments:

I can’t say:

The exam is the next week == That’s wrong ❌

I can say:

The exam is next week == That’s correct 👍

So yeah, Like that we have to use the article “The”

The Panecillo is located in Quito.

incredible, it is the first time I hear that THE is used for the uniqueness of people’s things or situation, always i learns a new thing in Platzi courses, Thank you teacher Fernanda

Be careful, if the bar, the restaurant or the hotel is named after a person, you can´t use “the”

Excellent teaching, thank you.

More examples:

1. My friend works in the police.
2. The sun is very good for raising the spirits.
3. I study hard to work in the United States.
4. Yesterday I saw a good movie at the cinema.
5. I love the beach

The definite article: 'the’
Learn how to use the definite article the and do some exercises to practise using it.

Level: beginner

The definite article the is the most frequent word in English.

We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring to:

because there is only one:
The Pope is visiting Russia.
The moon is very bright tonight.
Who is the president of France?

the president of colombia is a jork
the piano sound gea

The zocalo is the biggest plaza in mexico city

I traveled the Atlantic in vacations, because I like beach and sea, although I don’t like when sea wants to kill me :V

“DEFINITE ARTICLE THE”

• THE monument of Tikal is in Guatemala.
• In THE morning I go to work.
• Sometimes, I go to the gym in THE afternoon
• THE Eiffel tower is in Paris.

The cat lives in my house
The books are red
Sometimes, I go to the gym in the morning
I visited a museum in the afternoon
We should go to the doctor because we are sinks

The Pope lives in Vatican City.
The CEO of that company.

It’s an interesting class

Amazing class!

Thanks 😊

The zocalo is the biggest plaza in mexico city

Be careful, if the bar, the restaurant or the hotel is named after a person, you can´t use “the”

The Colombian people are very kind.
The MacPro is too expensive.
The 80’s were awesome to dance new music genres.

tranks

ncredible, it is the first time I hear that THE is used for the uniqueness of people’s things or situation, always i learns a new thing in Platzi courses, Thank you teacher Fernanda

I like the 80’s band.

Here are some examples of using “THE”

1. The sun is shining. (El sol está brillando.)

2. I live in the United States. (Vivo en los Estados Unidos.)

3. She’s reading the book I gave her. (Ella está leyendo el libro que le di.)

4. We’re going to the cinema tonight. (Vamos al cine esta noche.)

5. The cat is sleeping on the sofa. (El gato está durmiendo en el sofá.)

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Here the emblematic building of the federal district, in Mexico is the Latin American

• I visited the Machu Picchu in 2019.

the article “the” is important

• The Pope lives in Vatican city.
• That’s the President of Argentina.
• I love looking at the moon.
• The Eiffel tower is in Paris.
• I visited the Taj Mahal last year.
• I’m staying at the Plaza.
• Let’s go to Manolo’s.
• The cruise crossed the Atlantic.
• My dream is to see the Himalayas.
• Erick is from the Philippines.
• She is from the United Kingdom.

some examples

1: he is the president of Argentina
2: can you play the guittar?
3: my department is in the third floor
4: we are going to dinner in the north town bar
5: we went to see the catedral mountain two months ago

The Apaporis river
The first minister
The Rojas family
The piano
The 90’s

Note: El artículo “the” se utiliza para referirse a personas, cosas o situaciones específicas, como el Papa, la Torre Eiffel o el baño. También se usa para referirse a números ordinales, décadas, áreas geográficas y ciertas ciudades y países. Sin embargo, no se debe usar con nombres de ciudades y países, años, profesiones, títulos combinados con nombres, comidas o lenguajes, a menos que se hable de algo específico.

THE…ARTICLE

• Sirve para referirse a algo previamente mencionado.

  • Ejemplo:

    Mark: What about fish and chips or chicken with mozzarella? I heard (he oído) spaghetti is good too. Actually, I’ll have the spaghetti.

    Lucy: The fish and chips sounds better to me. Would you like to try (intentar) a starter (aperitivo)?

Good lecture

Definite article… again.

Excellent class thanks!

The Pope lives in Vatican City.
The CEO of that company.

My uncle lives next to the Jacksons.
The Spanish make wine.

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
I’m staying at the Plaza.

Uses definite article the
People
Things
Situations
Uniqueness
Only, one unique
The pope lives in the vatican city
That´s the president of Argentina
I Iove looking at the Moon
Famous monuments, buildings, museums, etc.
The eiffel tower is in parís
I visited the taj mahal last year
Buldings
Hotels, bars and restaurants ( not named after a person)
I´m staying at the place
Let´s go to manolo´s
Geographical names
The cruise crosed the atlantic
My dream is to see the himalayas
We use the if the countries are in the plural
Examples
Erick is from the philippines
She is from the united kingdom

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what a good class, thanks Fernanda

⛔Normally, natives pronounce “the” like /di/ when the comes before a vowel sound.

and pronounce “the” like /de/ or /da/ when the comes before a vowel sound.

https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/the.php

THE - ONLY ONE
The Pope lives in Vatican city.
That’s the president of Argentina.

UNIQUENESS
I love looking at the moon.
_____________-
BUILDINGS
The Eiffel tower is in Paris.
__
HOTELS, BARS
I’m staying at The Plaza.

My dream is to visit Australia.

the monument of tikal is in guatemala
the kitten lives in my house
the chicken is cold
In the morning I’m going to drop my daughter off at school

The Unated States is a big country.

Excercise
Carlos is from the Canada
Let´s go to the burguer king

Thank you

My practice:
she lives in the united kingdom
I want to go to the himalayas

The moon Is very bright tonight.
The cat lives in my house.
The books are red.

Exercise:

1. The cat play with my dog.
2. The most beautiful lake in the word is called Atitlán.
3. I love how the cake looks.

Amazing the usings “THE”.

1. the dog
2. the cat
3. the house
4. the backpack
5. the hotel
6. the guitar
7. the phone
8. the apple
9. the museum
10. the tower

¿Cuándo no usarlo?
Nombres de ciudades y países (excepto las mencionadas anteriormente)

I live in New York.
Años

Sully was born in 1993.
Profesiones

I study medicine.
Títulos combinados con nombres

Queen Elizabeth lives in London.
Comidas

Breakfast is my favorite meal.
Lenguajes

Portuguese is a beautiful language.

Personas específicas:

Solamente una, única persona

The Pope lives in Vatican City.
The CEO of that company.
Familias

My uncle lives next to the Jacksons.
Grupos de personas

The Spanish make wine.
Persona particular

The teacher who works here.
Cosas específicas
Instrumentos musicales

I can play the piano.
Lugar particular

I live in the blue house across the street.
Famosos monumentos, edificios, museos, etc

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
Hoteles, bares y restaurantes (que no tenga el nombre de una persona, ej: Andres’ restaurant)

I’m staying at the Plaza.
Lugar particular

I live in the blue house across the street.
Solamente uno en el sitio

Where is the bathroom?
Cosas únicas

I love looking at the sky.

I would like to visit the Roman Coliseum. ☺️

Thanks you!

Thanks for the information! Teacher Fernanda 💚

Excellent teaching, thank you.

Excellent

Thank you

The definite article: 'the’
Learn how to use the definite article the and do some exercises to practise using it.

Level: beginner

The definite article the is the most frequent word in English.

We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring to:

because there is only one:
The Pope is visiting Russia.
The moon is very bright tonight.
Who is the president of France?

I can’t say:

The Mr. turner is here == Tha’s wrong

I can say:

Mr. Turner is here == Tha’s correct

Thanks

Thank you for this class

Thank you

thanks for this class!

Thanks you!

Hm! The?

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• Where are you? I’m at the Liberty Square.
• I’m from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. No, I’m not.
• Hey! Give me the guitar, please.
• The nineties were a decade as any other else.
• Do you remember the Emo subculture?

excellent class, thanks.

I live in the blue house across the street.
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

e use ‘the’ (the definite article) when we are specifying which item or groups of items we are talking about, and we use no article when we are talking ab

excellent class

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