Teaching common English grammar mistakes!! (よくある英語の文法ミスを教えます) 日本語には「a」「an」「the」や、数えられない名詞（不可算名詞）がないため、使い方に悩む方が多いと感じています。もっと自然に聞こえるように、分かりやすく説明したいと思います。 I have noticed that some people struggle with articles such as (a,an,the) and uncountable nouns since there are none in Japanese and I want to help explain it better so you can sound more natural. Countable nouns = can use numbers to count the noun and use the articles (a,an). These are plural or multiple of something! Uncountable nouns = can’t count or use numbers. You can’t use “a/an” because these are most of the time not plural. If the noun refers to something you can't separate into individual units, it’s usually uncountable. Common examples of uncountable nouns are: Advice,News,Rice,Homework,Furniture, Information,Water,Money **You can’t add a “s” after uncountable nouns! A way to group and count them is use other words such as “some” or “a piece of.” “Can you give me an advice” ❌ “Can you give me some advice” ✅ “I bought a rice” or “two rices” ❌ “I bought some rice” or “I bought two bowls of rice” ✅ Vowels (A, I, E, O, U) (あ,い,え,お,う) Consonants are every other letter “a and “an” article are singular so just one of something! The “an” article is used for words that have a vowel sound not just letter after it. “I ate an orange today!” ✅ The “a” article is used for words that have a consonant sound after it! I ate a lemon today! ✅ **The sounds can be confusing sometimes though. For example, “he is an university student” ❌ “he is a university student” ✅ University sounds like “you” so consonant. The “the” article is a little different where it’s used when a word is known through context or already mentioned and is both singular and plural! (Something specific) “Today, I went to a park!” This could mean any park. “I went to the park today” if it’s a specific park and it is known already. If something is new (first mention of it) and you are just talking about anything use “a” or “an”