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October 1, 2025 15 mins

If you speak a language like Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or Turkish, you might notice something interesting: those languages don’t really use articles. You can talk perfectly fine without them.

Today’s episode is about a topic that seems small but is actually a huge part of speaking English clearly: articles. You know them—a, an, and the.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

  • Why articles exist in English.
  • What purpose do they serve in communication?
  • Why they’re important for fluency and clarity.
  • The rules for using “a” versus “an.”
  • And the key grammar rules for when to use a, an, or the.

#EnglishLanguage #GrammarRules #LanguageLearning #EnglishLesson #PodcastForLearners

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