At the restaurant Au restaurant

English almost always puts a small word — an article — before a singular countable noun. Use A before a consonant SOUND: a coffee, a menu, a waiter. Use AN before a vowel SOUND: an hour, an apple (it is about the sound, so "an hour" because the "h" is silent). Use THE when both people know which one: Can I have the menu? (the one on this table), The waiter is here. Many languages, like Korean, have no articles, so learners drop them — but in English you cannot say "I want coffee" as "I want a coffee" is the natural order. To order: I'd like a coffee, please.

L'anglais met presque toujours un petit mot — un article — devant un nom comptable singulier. A devant un SON consonne : a coffee, a menu, a waiter. AN devant un SON voyelle : an hour, an apple (c'est le son qui compte, d'où « an hour » car le « h » est muet). THE quand les deux savent lequel : Can I have the menu ? (celui de cette table), The waiter is here. Beaucoup de langues comme le coréen n'ont pas d'articles et les apprenants les omettent — mais en anglais « I'd like a coffee » est naturel. Commander : I'd like a coffee, please.