Merdan Memetoghli
About vowels and nationality which article should we use when we describe someone who is from a country that the first letter is vowel? Sorry for my bad English grammer, for example, like " a/an American" "a/an English" ......which one should we use?
2019년 2월 12일 오후 5:25
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You're right. And your English is fine - we can understand exactly what you mean. If the nationality begins with a vowel sound, the article should be 'an': for example, an American, an Egyptian, an Indian or an Omani. But you need to be careful of two things: 1. Remember that this about pronunciation, not about spelling. So, even though 'Ukranian' and 'European' are spelt with vowels, they are pronounced with consonants ( 'y' sounds), so we use 'a' with these words. Likewise, 'Uyghur' is pronounced with a consonant sound ( like a 'w'), so you would say 'I'm a Uyghur'. 2. Not all adjectives of nationality can become nouns. Most of the terms which are both adjectives and nouns are the ones ending in 'n' and 'i'. Nationalities ending in 'ese', 'ish' and 'ch' can only be adjectives. This means that you can say 'He's an English man' (but not 'He's an English') or 'She's a Chinese woman' (but not 'She's a Chinese'). I hope that helps.
2019년 2월 12일
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The rule is the same as for other words: 'a' before consonant sounds , 'an' before vowel sounds. "I met an Englishman yesterday." "I went to school with a German girl."
2019년 2월 12일
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An before voal, a before consonany
2019년 2월 12일
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"an" is used before the letters that start with vowel sound. It doesn't matter if it's a nationality or whatever.
2019년 2월 12일
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