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He's a teacher
Dialogue
He's a Teacher
- Emma Minsu, who is he?
- Minsu He is teacher.
- Emma He is a teacher. You need "a", Minsu.
- Minsu Ah, he is a teacher. And she is a doctor!
Dialogue
A or An?
- Jack Is your mother a office worker?
- Minsu An office worker. "Office" is a vowel sound!
- Jack Good. You have a teacher in you.
- Minsu Thank you! I like English.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| student | /ˈstuːdnt/ | n. | student |
| teacher | /ˈtiːtʃər/ | n. | teacher |
| doctor | /ˈdɒktər/ | n. | doctor |
| office worker | /ˈɒfɪs ˌwɜːrkər/ | n. | office worker |
| man | /mæn/ | n. | man |
| woman | /ˈwʊmən/ | n. | woman |
| a | /ə/ | art. | a |
| an | /æn/ | art. | an |
| the | /ðə/ | art. | the |
| do | /duː/ | v. | do |
| like | /laɪk/ | v. | like |
Grammar
Articles a / an Articles a / an
English puts a small word — an article — before a singular countable noun. Use "a" before a consonant sound (a student, a teacher) and "an" before a vowel sound (an office worker, an apple). It follows the SOUND, not the letter. Use "the" for a specific, known one (the doctor here). Korean has no articles, so it is easy to drop them — but "He is teacher" is wrong; say "He is a teacher".
English puts a small word — an article — before a singular countable noun. Use "a" before a consonant sound (a student, a teacher) and "an" before a vowel sound (an office worker, an apple). It follows the SOUND, not the letter. Use "the" for a specific, known one (the doctor here). Korean has no articles, so it is easy to drop them — but "He is teacher" is wrong; say "He is a teacher".
- He's a teacher. She's a doctor. /hiːz ə ˈtiːtʃər ʃiːz ə ˈdɒktər/ He's a teacher. She's a doctor.
- She's an office worker. /ʃiːz ən ˈɒfɪs ˌwɜːrkər/ She's an office worker.
- I'm a student. The doctor is here. /aɪm ə ˈstuːdnt ðə ˈdɒktər ɪz hɪr/ I'm a student. The doctor is here.
pronunciation
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