How to use "the"

Cch dng the v a / an

Khi dng mt danh t, bn nn xc nh nhng im sau:
N c th, khng c th, hoc l mt th chung?
N l s t, s nhiu, hoc l khng m c?
Nu danh t y l dng s t, hoc l c th, th nht thit phi c mt t no y ng
trc. Bng sau y s gip cc bn chn t chnh xc.

khng c th c th
a / an the"
Give me an apple. Give me the apple I bought
this morning.
hoc
s t
t s hu (my, our,
Vietnams)
Give me my apple.
hoc
this / that
Can I eat that apple?
lng t (some, a lot the
of, many) Where are the apples I
I bought some apples bought?
today.
hoc
I bought a lot of rice today.
t s hu
hoc Vietnams rice is the best in
s nhiu / khng m the world.
c khng dng t no ht
I need to go buy apples. hoc
I love rice. these / those
These apples are good.
hoc
this / that (vi danh t
khng m c)
This rice is delicious.
Sau y l nhng chi tit v trng hp ngoi l ca the:

1. Th duy nht

Nu bn ang ni n mt th duy nht, th nht nh phi c the ng trc. V

d, nu nh bn ch c mt ci bn cu, v n b hng, th bn phi ni:

The toilets broken.

2. a l

Dng the trc nhng th sau:

sa mc: The Sahara Desert is huge.
i dng: The Pacific Ocean is also huge.
sng: Hanoi is on the Red River.
dy ni: Mount Everest is in the Himalaya mountains.
khu vc a l: People in the north speak dierently from people
in the south.

Khng dng the trc nhng th sau:

h: I love West Lake.
thnh ph, tnh, bang: I come from H Giang province.
lc a: Have you ever been to Asia?
ngn ni ring bit: I've never been to Mount Fansipan.
khu vc a l c mt trong nhng tnh t northern, southern,
eastern, hoc western b ngha cho n: I come from southern Vietnam.

3. Nhng ni m thnh ph no cng c

Bn phi dng the hoc a trc nhng ni sau y. Dng the nu n l ni

bn thng xuyn i n. Dng a cho ni khng c th.
bank: I need to go to the bank.
Is there a bank near here?
cinema: Lets go to the cinema.
hospital: He's in the hospital right now.
post oce: The post oce is closed.
airport: How much is a taxi to the airport?
train station / bus station / bus stop: The bus station was so crowded.
doctor: Should I go to the doctor?
dentist: When was the last time you went to the dentist?

Khng dng a" hoc the trc nhng ni sau y:

home: My mom is at home today.
work: I have to go to work right now.
jail / prison: He went to prison for ten years.
church: How often do you go to church?
bed: I usually go to bed at 11.
 bed: I usually go to bed at 11.
school: I didnt go to school today.
I met my best friend in high school.
university / college: I studied math at university.

4. T vit tt:

Khng dng the trc nhng t vit tt c pht m nh mt t. V d:

UNESCO (pht m l /ju: nes k/): UNESCO chose Ha Long Bay as a
World Heritage Site.

Nhng vi nhng t vit tt c pht m tng ch mt, th the phi ng

trc. V d:
the EU
the FBI
the UN

Mt trng hp ngoi l l the khng ng trc nhng t vit tt lin quan n

trng i hc:
I got an MBA at UCLA.

5. Tr chi, mn th thao, v mn hc

Khng dng a / an hoc the trc cc tr chi, mn th thao, v mn hc:

I hate studying literature.
I watch football every day.
Backgammon is my favorite game.

6. Ngn ng

Khng dng the trc cc ngn ng:

I speak English and Vietnamese.

Nhng nu dng t language sau tn ca ngn ng y, th li phi c the ng

trc:
Whats the most common word in the English language.