Getting ready to go out · Using articles with everyday objects

Using articles with everyday objects in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Using articles with everyday objects.

Use a or an before a non-specific singular countable noun. Choose according to the next sound: a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound.

Context: Getting ready to go out. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

It is a cold morning today.

إنه صباح بارد اليوم.

I take a coat from the cupboard.

آخذ معطفًا من الخزانة.

There is an umbrella by the door.

توجد مظلة قرب الباب.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: It is a cold morning today.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: توجد مظلة قرب الباب.