Articles are small words placed before nouns. 🔹 Indefinite articles — A / AN (un, une) : • A — used before words starting with a consonant. Examples: a book, a pen, a cat, a teacher • AN — used before words starting with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). Examples: an apple, an elephant, an orange, an hour 🔹 Definite article — THE (le, la, les) : • THE is used for specific things already known. Examples: the book (le livre précis), the teacher (le prof en question) • THE is used before unique things: the sun, the moon, the ocean 🔹 When NOT to use an article: • Before languages: I speak English. (pas 'the English') • Before subjects at school: I like Maths. • Before names: My name is Fatou. (pas 'the Fatou') 🔹 Règle A ou AN : On écoute le SON, pas la lettre écrite : • a university (u se prononce 'you', consonne) • an hour (h est muet, commence par un son voyelle)

📝 Exemples : • I have a book and a pen. (un livre et un stylo — non spécifiques) • The book on my desk is blue. (le livre précis sur mon bureau) • She is an excellent student. (une excellente élève) • I can see the sun today. (le soleil — unique) • He has an orange and a banana. (une orange, une banane) 💡 Astuce : • A / AN = première mention (on parle de quelque chose pour la 1ère fois) • THE = deuxième mention ou chose unique Example: I have a cat. The cat is black. (D'abord 'a cat', puis 'the cat')