When to Say «a» or «an»
The rule is really very simple. It depends on the sound at the start of the following word. (It does not depend on the way we write the following word, it depends on the way we say it.)
A + consonant sound
If the following word starts with a consonant sound, then we say a.
| a cat |
| a game of golf |
| a human emotion |
| a Salvadorian person |
| a very fat woman |
AN + vowel sound
If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we say an.
| an apple |
| an extremely easy job |
| an interesting film |
| an old man |
| an umbrella |
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