Please, learn the rules! When do we use “THE” in English? (+ when DON’T we?)

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When do we use THE in English? When do we NOT use THE in English? Learn the rules for when to use the definite article, when not to use the definite article, and the pronunciation of THE!
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01:05 Pronunciation of ‘THE’
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@EnglishwithLucy Год назад

I'm preempting some chat about American English using THE before hospital! Don't worry, I've got you covered! Check 11:50 onwards :) Don't forget to download the free lesson PDF! It's super detailed and it has a quiz! Perfect for revision! bit.ly/knowaboutthePDF

@yxeanget-any Год назад

thank you

@mederic394 Год назад

Thanks a lot Lucy! You're a gorgeous English Teacher! Cheers from Morocco!:)

@lili806.... Год назад

Mam, i want to ask if you could make a video on reporting dialogues and how to do editing tasks in grammar It would be a great help in my English exam Thank you ❤️

@deandavis7862 Год назад

That is insanely complicated. So who is technically (according to the rules) right, the Brits or the Americans (on the hospital topic)? Or is it "on hospital topic"?

@muneebahmad7633 Год назад

Very good effort 😊👍

@jaxonmcalley Год назад

After all these years of teaching us, you don't get lazier like some other RU-vidrs, instead, you're doing much more to help us better understand each lesson. That's what I call dedication.

@basiCKschool Год назад

Exactly bro

@raullemus7874 Год назад

I agree

@orderla8877 Год назад

Honestly, I've learned almost nothing from her channel, (but she's a pleasure to watch, isn't she). Cheers!

@HxTurtle Год назад

@@orderla8877 so, you're insinuating, English is your first language but you watch her anyways? 😅

@user-gk3du6wu7k Год назад

Brilliant Lucy! Lovely teacher ❤️!

@rumi9005 Год назад

I was born and bred in the UK. I'm 74 years old and I ONLY speak English. And this is the FIRST time I've actually noticed that I pronounce 'THE' differently depending on whether the following word starts with a consonant or a vowel. I always DO that correctly. But I do it completely unconsciously. Up until now I've never been aware I do it! I listened to the whole video and I'm astounded at how "THE' is used in English. Even though English is the ONLY language I speak

@user-rd1hz9zj9l Год назад

You do it completely unconsciously 'cause you heard it thousands times from your parents in childhood.

@longkesh1971 Год назад

As an American, I have never pronounced 'the' like 'Thee'. Also, it would sound weird to me because it would sound like King James bible.

@leecowell8165 Год назад

In England ENGLISH is spoken a bit different than here in the states. here we say In "the" hospital but in England its In hospital. I actually prefer your version and I started using it that way.. I'm 80yo. Something else. these politicians here never declared ENGLISH as the DEFAULT language. everything here is alleged to be "universal". well I like the Aussie approach. there you better speak ENGLISH because no other language is recognized! here we have our DL tests in like, 5 languages. In Australia its in ENGLISH ONLY! Finally if you live in the land you speak THAT LANDS language or learn it if you don't already know it. I have a lotta latino's around me here (in FL) that speak only Spanish (that refuse to learn English). it seems that we're losing it in our schools here too.

@l4rjy Год назад

The English came to Sri Lanka 400 years ago and lived there for 300 years but they never learned the language of the land except one word Curry 😂. All of the English came in a boat without documents. How’z that?

@longkesh1971 Год назад

@@leecowell8165 Yeah, agreed we should make Seminole the official language of Florida and not let people change the language of the land. Or at least make it Spanish. Why would Florida allow all those white English speaking people to come in and think they have any claim to the language of the land?

@revbobuk 5 месяцев назад

Controversial - I think there might be (in UK English) a difference in meaning when using 'the' with 'hospital'. I work in a hospital, and I think that if I am talking to somebody on the phone, and they ask me where I am, I might say 'I am in the Hospital'. If I said 'I am in Hospital', they would think I was a patient. Leaving out the 'the' implies I am in hospital as a patient, but including the 'the' implies that I am just talking about the building. Same applies for other institutions: 'I am in school' means I am a student, or a teacher. 'I am in the school' just indicates that I am in the building.

@joe18750 15 дней назад

100% ! You crushed it! Excellent analogy.

@giovanna722 10 дней назад

And yet, to my Canadian ears, someone who says " I am in hospital" sounds like English is not their first language. 😂

@Duplicitousss 4 дня назад

I agree, good analogies there. She should have gone on to mention that, because that's exactly how we would say those things in British English. "I'm in hospital" specifically means I'm a patient, "I'm in the hospital" simply means that the location I'm in happens to be the hospital. That is indeed how we always say those in England but she didn't clarify the 'location' aspect. Same for the school example too.

@olablc531 Год назад

As a Polish native speaker, where we don't use articles at all, being fluent in English and having been taught about the articles since the first English lesson ever, it is still one of the most obscure and unintuitive topics for me. Thank you a lot!

@Marie-ys6yw 11 месяцев назад

Why so few Poles speak English despite being in the EU?

@alal4852 11 месяцев назад

@@Marie-ys6yw because we have our language, what is your second language??? EU has got 24 languages, I know three of them. How about you?

@Erik20766 11 месяцев назад

@@alal4852 but this applies to all Europeans, yet knowing English is by far the most common. Is this that strange?

@sticky-soup 11 месяцев назад

@@Marie-ys6yw you would be surprised, but since the UK left EU there's close to none native English speaking countries left in the EU. English being the "universal language" in EU has more to do with the influence of both UK and the US in the international cooperation, than with any EU mandated regulations regarding common language (outside of international politics its just not a thing). Getting to Poles, (I'm from Poland myself) I do see most young people being pretty good or at least decent at English, its more that the old folks who were raised in Soviet Union didn't really learn it cuz they had to learn Russian when they were young, and prior to the fall of Soviet Union, there wasn't much use for English for an average USSR citizen. Learning languages is just much easier when you're younger, compared to when you're already old, already have it all figured out in life, and don't really care about expanding your horizons. Hope that answers your question

@Marie-ys6yw 11 месяцев назад

@@sticky-soup Poland was part of USSR? Okay I understand that refugees from Ukraine and Belarus, travellers from Lithuania etc understand Russian, but poles themselves... It's like in Finland - some border area/capital city area people speak Russian, but very few compared to Tallinn or Riga

@peterzavon3012 Год назад

As a native speaker of American English, I found your listing of the circumstances when "the" is used in English to be very enlightening for the patterns it reveals. Native speakers generally know what "feels" right, but often miss the patterns..

@biljanas7931 Год назад

“feel” is actually recognizing the pattern from extensive exposure to it, being subjected to it by listening, but never consciously acknowledging the rule, id say 😊 and yes, it is fun to realize one is following the rule without being aware of it ‘cognitively’

@weirdboi3375 Год назад

The thumbnail is clickbait tho ngl

@celesterosales8976 Год назад

So funny that native speakers enjoy these videos too! Glad I’m not the only one.

@peterzavon3012 Год назад

@@biljanas7931 That's it, exactly

@Ice.muffin Год назад

@@biljanas7931 Took the words out of my mouth, excellent.

@Aspen7780 2 месяца назад

As an American, I think of hospital and university as a specific place: a campus or building. Without the word “the” both hospital and university sound more like a vague concept rather than a real physical place. If I were to say “I went to the hospital” I would know exactly where you went. By saying “I went to hospital” my follow up questions would be “what hospital, which one, where?” It sounds about as vague to me as saying “I went to healthcare”. It sounds more conceptual than physical. Very cool and weird differences all from the same language. I love it. I have to say, I am thoroughly enjoying your channel and learning quite a lot about the English language. And that’s coming from someone whose primary language is English. I speak it but I have never had a strong grasp of the rules and grammar behind it so this is great! Great video!

@Baritone45 Месяц назад

But we do say "I'm in college." and my son is "going to college". We NEVER say "My daughter is going to the college". Also, you can tell an American from a Briton, Canadian, or European because we say "He's in college". They say "She's at university". Even though most of us and our kids go to a university, we use "college" as a generic.

@DeadCat-42 Месяц назад

You attend a college at a university. ... Making people mad lol.

@mattwilson6552 Месяц назад

It's about the situation rather than the place. The fact that someone is in hospital is the primary fact, the follow up should be "oh no, what's wrong" rather than "which hospital?" .

@Janey.Canuck Месяц назад

When USAmericans were kids, did they attend the school?

@artsnow8872 Месяц назад

@@mattwilson6552 Well, it's about BOTH place and reason for knowing. To know which hospital, we may be aware of their (the hospital's) treatments and the patients possible ailment. Also, if we know which hospital, we can decide if we may be able to travel to it, to visit the patient, and how to get to it.

@Serrafimo_Spang 8 месяцев назад

As an American who lived in London for 15 years, I am still getting agro from my British wife for saying 'the hospital'. To save our marriage I am avoiding that place. So far so good.

@artsnow8872 Месяц назад

Yes, (the) hospital is for (the) ill, or those treating the(m).

@truebihari376 21 день назад

Your relationship hinges on the correct usage of 'The '😮😅

@schienenlaufer697 12 дней назад

It is wise in general avoiding hospitals (?)

@neilfurby555 5 месяцев назад

What a captivating tutor, she really buzzes with enthusiasm and energy!

@rcschmidt668 2 месяца назад

She reminds me of the actress from a gum commercial.

@jimnaden5594 Месяц назад

And none of the arrogance from so many who believe that their way of saying things is the only way permissible. I enjoy this kind of lesson.

@tobortine Год назад

I'm a native English speaker with over 50 years of experience of speaking English. I'm really glad I learned English by listening to everyone around me speaking English as I grew up because if I'd had to learn these rules I don't think I would have mastered it yet.

@heroe1486 Год назад

That's litteraly how most people learn their native language

@tobortine Год назад

@@heroe1486 Of course it is, what's your point?

@dannyjorde2677 Год назад

I’m more grateful for having learned Spanish before, since the only difficulty that English has is spelling and pronunciation, but Spanish grammar is more complex.

@ichigo-roku 8 месяцев назад

I'm not a native English speaker but I'm not sure it's that useful to learn these rules, I've never learnt them, but by listening and reading a lot of English content, these rules seemed natural to me.

@ibhistory106 5 месяцев назад

on the contrary, english is the easiest to learn even from european languages

@georgetaspano Год назад

I am a Romanian native speaker, and I've started to study English by myself when I was 14, and I have managed to learn it pretty well, I wish I had these kinds of video then. Fantastic job! Regards from 🇷🇴

@jisennisa-yw2hh 4 дня назад

As a native English speaker, I can say that your English was perfect! Keep up the great work-you’re doing amazing!

@F16_viper_pilot 2 месяца назад

The multiple online grammar checkers I tried either accepted both “She is in the hospital” and “She is in hospital” as correct, or only accepted “She is in the hospital” as correct. I did not find any that flagged “She is in the hospital” as being incorrect.

@MrBloodyLook Год назад

THANK YOU!!! I've been learning English for over 30 years. However, since we don't have definite and indefinite articles in Slavic languages, mastering this topic presents a tremendous challenge for us. Despite completing my Master's and PhD in English and speaking English with most of my friends and my girlfriend, I continue to make many mistakes related to articles. This video is THE best one on this topic.

@NeverLucky520 11 месяцев назад

You learning english in 30 years and don’t know when to use the in eng

@velyotinkov5282 3 месяца назад

With all due respect I have to correct you. Although the only one amongst slavic languages, Bulgarian does have definite and indefinite articles.

@JayTemple 2 месяца назад

I had barely started watching the video before I read your comment, and it has affected how I listen to her examples. For example, when she mentions saying "THE best meal," I wonder how you express it without a definite article.

@Robin-wj5pd Год назад

Dear Lucy! I'm so grateful for your helpful videos. No other English teacher does it as well as you. Regards, Robin

@petersuozzo1227 10 месяцев назад

As someone that learned American English in the house concurrently with two other languages as their native tongue, I’ve been fascinated with languages but never really give much thought about some rules and none to others. This is one that I never stopped to think about at all. For this, and the other videos that I’ve found entertaining so far, thank you!

@KyushuSensei 8 месяцев назад

I have been teaching English in Japan for the past 23 years. This video has been most helpful and I am considering taking it into classes to demonstrate exactly what is the definite, and indefinite article.

@Hazelaesthetic99 Год назад

We never get bored while watching you😁 Your beauty + voice + knowledge=💜😻

@gurdyalsingh7817 Год назад

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@frankdsouza2425 Год назад

@@gurdyalsingh7817 I hope you can understand what you have just written, Gurdyal. I am afraid, I cannot.

@yasminayahiaoui47 Год назад

The most beautiful teacher on RU-vid ❤️ Thank you for your efforts 😘

@mubarakaljaeedi1297 11 дней назад

I went to hospital (I was sick) . I went to the hospital ( not sick , but for another purpose ). Thanks a lot Lucy..

@theTeslaFalcon 9 дней назад

I went to store. I went to fair. I went to house. I went to confusion.

@tsankiuyim6720 17 часов назад

@@theTeslaFalcon😂English bro.. We've to adjust everything

@chamara000 11 месяцев назад

I am from Sri Lanka. You have mentioned Sri Lanka in this video. So happy 😃 . Thank you so much for the valuable lesson.

@Superskull85 Год назад

As a native English speaker, I think it is very hard to give an exhaustive list of examples of when the is appropriate to use. It mostly comes down to how it feels when used and if it sounds misplaced. A big example is the hospital example. I have also witnessed a different feel for using the when talking with English speakers from India. That said I do think you did a great job at trying to describe that intuitive feeling.

@rocketmoonshine9205 Год назад

Would you get confused if a non-native speaker leaves the out or uses a instead of the article when speaking to you? I'm just wondering.

@cedricmallett4548 Год назад

@@rocketmoonshine9205 It won't usually cause confusion if you leave "the" out, but it will stand out as unnatural-sounding. Using "a" instead of "the" can really change the meaning, though. Example: "Okay, I will wear the shirt" (maybe I didn't want to wear this specific shirt, but since you want me to, I will) vs. "Okay, I will wear a shirt" (I was going to go topless, but you've convinced me that I need to put on a shirt).

@DarenC Год назад

Yeah, as a native English speaker for more than 50 years, I'll definitely say "the hospital" sometimes. It very much depends on the context, such as whether I'm going as a patient or attending for some other reason. "I'm going to hospital", "I left my bike at the hospital" for example.

@Koolumi Год назад

That is what a teacher does... The "feeling" you talking about happens with native speakers of a language, basically because they do speak the language but not really know it

@ersrvd Год назад

This video is "THE" answer to questions I've had for years. Thank you!

@AfroKing. 5 месяцев назад

I see what you did there 😂nice

@Fred2-123 Месяц назад

Yup. That's the "thee" for extra emphasis.

@hassankrisht718 10 месяцев назад

As a foreigner who learned the English language through movies and reading, I naturally learned to speak like a native without focusing too much on the rules. However, after a while, I noticed that there were some gaps in my English. I referred back to the rules to learn the basics, and over time, I became able to detect most mistakes in someone's speech, including pronunciation. However, I still make a few mistakes if I am too exhausted, nervous, or speaking with someone for hours about diverse subjects

@barborahalova3514 Год назад

Love this, as a non-native speaking I will use this wisdom wisely both in my hobby writing and in my essey writing! Thanks

@ashikihsan1946 Год назад

Thank you Lucy for teaching me these rules to use " The" in certain situations and when not to use The in some sentences. I love learning English from you Lucy everyday. I want to speak like you like a native speaker

@originalsklaus Год назад

It's really amazing, after basically six decades of living and graduating from college (university), you have given me greater understanding of the (😊) usage and pronunciation of "the". I have many times pondered the pronunciation. Thanks.

@sarathamarasekera891 Год назад

Thanks for mentioning the name of my country -SRILANKA!. I am a follower of your lessons on RU-vid and find them very useful. Wish you the very best in all your endeavours.

@jeremybrambles7992 11 месяцев назад

When i was at school I wasn't keen on english you make it sound a lot more interesting than I ever thought it was. You speak beautifully & explain things exceptionally well.

@beniciocp Год назад

Again, thank you very much for the video! I've always felt that something was still missing in my English spelling, and now I see these "details" watching your videos. It's helping me a lot!

@lyndaek99 Год назад

Its really hard to learn a language without adequate exposure. Even native speakers don't know the rules so trying to learn through rules is really hard. You can learn the basics but after that you just really need to immerse yourself in it.

@akengere5682 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Lucy for always smiling while teaching.

@matthewbuck5067 Год назад

As a native English speaker it’s so fun to have our language quirks pointed out. I didn’t even notice how and when we say ‘thah’ and ‘thee’. I think it’s a bit different in Canada but in many ways the same. Love your channel! Very interesting and educational.

@arcticfoxism Год назад

OMG Lucy! This is ALL I NEEDED!! It's wonderful and I can't thank you enough! I'm a teacher myself and have sent this video to the majority of my students! Lots of love, Kinga

@allendracabal0819 Год назад

How did you decide which students to exclude?

@NrutyaPatel Год назад

Finally!!! I was waiting to get a lesson on the topic "THE" as I've seen people using both pronunciations and I often got confused about which way to pronounce them...Thank You So Much, Lucy❤

@muntazimfarooque1810 Год назад

I also have same feeling about that

@ByzantineCalvinist 5 месяцев назад

Exception for mountains: the Matterhorn. Canadian usage also follows “in hospital” without the definite article.

@pablo_bachi Год назад

I've never imagined all these rules to follow about the right use of THE. Great video! Thank you.

@aria_stein Год назад

I got my B2 certificate exam in June and your videos help me a lot. Tysm Lucy

@shahroozvezvezi2544 Год назад

Wich exam

@mysterygirl2881 Год назад

@@shahroozvezvezi2544 It's which, not wich!

@shahroozvezvezi2544 Год назад

@@mysterygirl2881 probably sth wrong with my phone

@mysterygirl2881 Год назад

@@shahroozvezvezi2544 If it's your phone, I beg your pardon!

@shahroozvezvezi2544 Год назад

@@mysterygirl2881 that's okay puzzle girl!

@aromaticsnail Год назад

9:25 one of the exceptions: The Hague

@emregeylani 10 месяцев назад

Lucy you're the sweetest English teacher ever. Thank you!

@anafurlanes Год назад

I recently started studying English again but the word THE has always left me confused. This video clarified a lot!

@alessandrodior4914 Год назад

The explanation with specific examples is easy to understand. Thank you Lucy💖💖

@davidmccormack99 Год назад

Use of ‘the’ by native speakers is sometimes dialectal and/or done just for colour. For example, many Irish people say things like “what did you do for the Christmas?” or “he really struggles with the German at school.” Also, to my Irish ears at least there is a subtle difference in meaning between “I need to go to hospital” and “I need to go to the hospital.” The former suggests something in the medium to long term but the latter suggests a more urgent need of treatment.

@headlibrarian1996 Год назад

“To the hospital” is American dialect and “to hospital” is English dialect.

@richardofoz2167 Год назад

@@headlibrarian1996 No, you're just repeating a point Lucy made. David has picked up on a valid point. There IS a subtle distinction

@davidmccormack99 Год назад

@@richardofoz2167 Thanks!

@jasperkok8745 Год назад

Isn’t it also true that British English would use “the hospital” if someone is visiting a friend or relative who had been admitted to hospital rather than for receiving treatment or some kind of test themselves?

@davidmccormack99 Год назад

@@jasperkok8745 I would think so, yes. If I say, “John is going to the hospital” I mean that he is actually going to the hospital building. But if I say, “John is going to hospital” I mean that he will be going to a non-specific hospital at some point, possibly right away but possibly in the future. It is really another way of saying, “John needs to go for medical treatment”. I should clarify though that I speak Hiberno-English (English spoken in Ireland) which, although very similar to British English, isn’t quite the same.

@shockingheaven 11 месяцев назад

This is one of the things I was never taught to do. Most of my English knowledge came from curiosity, lyrics and other media, so I don't remember learning this. Same for the way you pronounce it when it's a consonant sound or a vowel. However, as you started talking, I realized how much I actually learned by mimicking speech patterns.

@acp45blue 11 месяцев назад

Excellent tutorial. Even though I'm a native English speaker (American) I always learn something interesting from your videos.

@vinnynz Год назад

Great job Lucy you're incredibly easy to listen to.

@jlpack62 Год назад

As an American, I don't know that I always pronounce "the" in the 2 different ways based on the rules you described. I'll have to pay attention to it. That said, it's astonishing how many things that native speakers take for granted and don't have to learn. Thank you for making me reflect on the privilege of having English as my native tongue!

@sti15v Год назад

I agree. As an American I use the first pronunciation almost exclusively. The second only for emphasis.

@iamalphabetsoup1102 Год назад

@Dana Jacobsen So you say "thuh owl," "thuh Andes Mountains," "thuh icicle," "thuh umbrella," and so on? I don't mean that to sound judgemental, I'm just trying to clarify. I don't think I could talk to someone for 5 minutes without being internally "driven up the wall" by that. I wouldn't be rude to them. I would probably try to gently express to them that their pronunciation was not aligning with the general standard, in case they were learning English as a secondary/tertiary/etc. language or something. But in my head I would be correcting them every single time; to "thuh" point that I would probably lose track of "thee" entire flow of the conversation. I don't expect perfection from others because I understand that they might not have the education I was privileged enough to have, or they might not be native English speakers. Goodness knows my Spanish is not on par with a native speaker! My discomfort in that above-mentioned conversation would have no bearing on my view of the speaker as a person. I just mean that "thuh" vs "thee" is such a fundamental habit for native speakers that it would stick out to me like a sore thumb and bother me internally even though I would never ascribe any value based judgements to the person speaking based on their mistake.

@sti15v Год назад

@@iamalphabetsoup1102 Yes, if there is a difference it is very subtle. Definitely not a 'thee' like in the video. I've listened to a few other sound clips and no, I sure don't say "thee ace of spades" like some clips I've heard. I'll try paying attention to movie pronunciations. After living in Thailand for a few years, I get used to hearing all sorts of different English pronunciations and accents as I meet visitors from various regions of the USA, England, Australia, NZ, India, etc. It's fascinating to hear the differences. I'm trying hard to not take your reply as extremely condescending to a large group of native speakers.

@dodgermartin4895 Год назад

@@iamalphabetsoup1102 Yes, that is correct. In American English aka "American-lish," we do NOT have a vowel vs consonant way of saying "the," like this lesson indicates. So if you want the American way of using "the," this lesson would not apply. The only time I hear "thee" is in church when it is used as the Biblical way of saying "you." as in, "I pray to Thee, O Lord." I would never say, "thee Andes Mountains, I would most definitely say, "thuh Andes Mountains.

@myspin9680 8 месяцев назад

As an American also, I exclusively use "the" with a shwa sound. Only a long E when using Old English for "thee".

@alexwinner3980 5 месяцев назад

Another well-crafted educational video content in English. The use of both definite and indefinite articles poses difficulty to many non-native speakers.

@marthacalkins8054 22 дня назад

Native-born in USA, and we say “the United States kind of in between the two pronunciations, but actually, it’s closer to ‘thee’.

@czuswoe Год назад

For the Slavic group of languages this is a great help. We use our articles less often and in a different context, so it is always quite a struggle. Thank you!

@andriikolesnyk279 Год назад

The only way for Slavic people (including me) not to be confused with using THE is Grammarly. I bet 90% of native speakers don't know these rules: their usage is based on what "feels" right.

@coucouziki4792 Год назад

most of them don't even have articles

@WhiteNightsCity Год назад

I didn't know Slavic languages have articles.

@TheJykub Год назад

@@WhiteNightsCity We can use demonstrative pronouns if it's necessary to emphasize a particular object for example, "Send me the homework" (talking about one specific homework), we would say, literally "Send me that homework". But yeah, we don't have any single word or words that would function as articles generally speaking

@neotokyo5154 Год назад

@@WhiteNightsCity I think the Bulgarian language has it (and maybe Slovenian too), but what is used there for the "the" article becomes a suffix for the noun.

@EnglishTeacherAnita Год назад

Loved this! Very clear and concise. Thank you Lucy.

@Drottninggatan2017 Год назад

Thank you the Lucy.

@frankfrei6848 7 месяцев назад

Didn't need this lesson at all but when *the* Lucy presents I cannot turn away, so very charming!

@hsepo Год назад

Lucy's English is so pleasant and clear.

@MyDanymax Год назад

Juicy Lucy, I'm so grateful for all your work here teaching us. Loveyousomuch.😀❤😀

@rmmccoy51 Год назад

THANK YOU for identifying the difference between American (the) and English (no the) hospitals. Just got introduced to your videos. Just for the record, here in the state of Oregon in the United States, we have a small city named The Dalles.

@JonRowlison Год назад

By her rules, I believe you live in United States. Not "The" United States. :)

@zack_120 11 месяцев назад

Lucys such beautiful pronunciation is because she seems to hold a marble effectively in mouth when speaking.

@grahamnewton4381 8 месяцев назад

Always interesting to see the actual rules of the language you use daily but rarely think about why you say things the way you do.

@SandpigVolleyball Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. That last "don't" scenario has been bugging me my entire life. My job requires me to do a fair amount of translating and I never understood when and when not to use "the" before acronyms of large organizations, as sometimes I see "the" used before an acronym but sometimes I don't. It all makes sense now.

@user-kj2fj8qr9l Год назад

Something I find interesting about Californian English vs other American English (maybe depends on NorCal vs SoCal) is the use of "the" before freeway numbers. People don't say "I405", but "the 405". idk if it's unique to SoCal geography, but there's also a tendency to use "the" before a generic noun to refer to something specific, like "THE Valley", "over THE hill", "North vs south of THE boulevard".

@DAB2640 Год назад

The use of "the" before a highway number is definitely a difference between Northern California and Southern California dialects. I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1954 and only hear "the 405" or "the 101" from Southern Californians or people who grew up there. Another difference I ran into when I went to UCLA way back in 1966 was calling Highway 1 "PCH." We don't call it that up here, and it's only officially named that in Southern California. Near here it's the Cabrillo Highway officially, or just the Coast Highway conversationally. Not too surprising that there would be differences in dialect within California, since California is larger than the entire island of Britain.

@john12mclaughlin Год назад

My NorCal brother gives me grief for this all the time. I suspect the origin of this has to do with the original names of the freeways as place names -- The Ventura Fwy (aka the 101), the San Diego Fwy (aka the 405), the Artesia Fwy (aka the 91). The places were replaced with numbers but "the" was retained.

@vmhanlon Год назад

@@john12mclaughlin This is the best (only?) explanation for this north/south oddity I've ever heard. Makes perfect sense. Still annoying though.

@mattsmith1126 Год назад

And you call your sister bro

@rorytribbet6424 Год назад

It’s not. Idk about everywhere but I’ve lived in Chicago, Boston, and Phoenix and in all of those places they refer to highways as “the”

@ayuashari402 11 месяцев назад

Its so happy learning with you Lucy…keep health and to be nice person ❤❤

@EricTheOld 2 месяца назад

I love Lucy, she gives away her (vast) knowledge ❤

@loulytanasri8129 Год назад

😍😍😍😍 I love seeing you around more often . Thanks Lucy

@dophoyongznaga152 Год назад

💥 Lucy is the only one,, brilliant English teacher ever in this generation ...we need to deserve more teacher like Lucy .... l💓ve fr💓m (Nagaland )

@user-vn4vj4ch2v Год назад

Yes

@lucky-gh5ox 11 месяцев назад

This is lady is a blessing.

@jefrreylanga6231 Год назад

My best teacher forever. Thanks a bunch for the lesson. I've been improving my English skills.

@charleskramer7062 Год назад

I remember in the 1970s, I was an exchange student in Germany and took an English class just to see how it would be taught. The teacher laughed when I said, "My father is in the hospital." He said, "Oh, you've been in Germany so long you're forgetting your English -- it's 'In hospital.'" This led to a frustrating conversation in which I suggested that we (in the US) use "the" for locations we do not regularly go. Eg., "I'm in the hospital." or "I'm at the mall." But, "I'm at work." and "I'm at school." I rather doubt any grammar book would back me up on this, but it made sense to my teenaged mind at the time.

@danielboughton3624 12 дней назад

I'm at the gas station. I'm at the supermarket.

@ionela_andreea30 Год назад

Hi, Lucy💜! I hope you're doing well. I recommend you do a ROLE-PLAY Dialogue, I find them useful. Does anyone think the same???? As always your lesson was incredibly useful. Thank you! ❤

@alexanderfful 26 дней назад

Visually, clearly, concisely and aesthetically pleasing. Thank you very much!

@carlosmarcello 8 месяцев назад

I love this English teacher. I love Lucy.

@sandaniwithanage1998 Год назад

Well I'm a Sri Lankan and this made me happy! :) Thankyou for the lesson lucy!!

@cocosa8131 Год назад

Lucy is the most beautiful , fun £ entertaining teacher to learn from , thank you for sharing your videos GB!😘🌞

@user-vn4vj4ch2v Год назад

Thank you Lucy

@aryankaran1 8 месяцев назад

Closing and opening music is just loving ...❤

@slowlearner4341 2 месяца назад

Hello Lucy. No doubt that it's a highly needed for immigrants and well organized information. As you mentioned, usage of English will refill our lack and hesitations. So far your masterpiece is ordering coffee in Starbuck, I do believe. Especially the last few fragments. Stay healthy, you and your spouse. Thank you!

@taipo101 10 месяцев назад

Hi Lucy, as you mentioned in your English dialects video about different speech patterns, , I am from north west England i.e. Wigan through Manchester, and we have a third pronunciation of "the"; we tend to say "th'" if followed by a vowel. For Example "thee elelephant" would be pronounced. "th' elephant" 😊

@artsnow8872 Месяц назад

Yes, in the USA, the schwa is, sometimes, very muted, also... not "thuh".

@jamesmay5088 Год назад

Just another great video from Lucy🎉 Thank you very much❤

@user-nr9bj6uv7j 7 месяцев назад

Dear Lucy! Thanks a lot for your easy-going explanation of 'THE' topic! Good job! 👍From Russia with (my) love ❤

@DonnieChoi 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely essential lesson. It is THE lesson we all need.

@gabriellagirardi4741 Год назад

Wonderful lesson, as usual. Thank you very much

@Btsarmyxaesthetic Год назад

Hi mam I am from india I watch your all videos, I am your biggest fan

@user-oc4fu7gp2b 5 месяцев назад

I can't appreciate how you help me with English. Now, I'm improving my vocabulary and grammar with your videos. You're so helpful and I can understand 70% of your videos without subtitles

@stonefireice6058 3 месяца назад

you wanted to write: I can not appreciate ENOUGH your help ….. vOtherwise your sentence sounds negative.

@user-oc4fu7gp2b 3 месяца назад

@@stonefireice6058 oh, excuse me

@naabhaavaalu 5 месяцев назад

"The" most beautiful English tutor teaching "the" most confusing concept of "the" usage of "the" for "the" non-native speakers of English like me. Thanks a lot Lucy for "the" tutorial.

@unhappykhan Год назад

Thanks mam for my deeply heart ❤️❤️ From message Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp

@happylife-pn7ew Год назад

Hi ma'am, would you please do a video about the whole topics ( from beginners to advanced level) that come under grammar so as to approach it systematically?😊Hope you will see this comment 🙂

@artem41k 11 месяцев назад

I think she has it, but not for free)

@MahfuzurRahman-wm8vs 5 месяцев назад

Your style is as charming as you. Your knowledge is as deeper as your look.

@oarslan6350 11 месяцев назад

No one had ever given such information about the pronunciation of the word "the". Education is very effective.

@hemanthadesilva527 Год назад

Wow, Super Amazing..! A huge topic in a nutshell. Thank you so much 💖 Ma'am...!!!

@NotKarolinaL Год назад

You've done a bang up job! 🙂

@mjustjeanette7026 5 месяцев назад

I do this, but I'd never really noticed the different voicing. Yay, I learnt something new today.

@alexandermando2286 Год назад

Thanks... You're an amazing and beautiful teacher. Appreciate your enthusiasm and dedication. ❤

@carolmclean8513 Год назад

As a Canadian, I find myself using some British English, some American English, and then, just for the fun of it - the odd French as well because our country is bilingual 😆

@mattsmith1126 Год назад

When do you use Canadian English?

@ajay_ff44 Год назад

Salute your teaching pattern 🌹😘🔥🔥

@tanyatiwari1467 10 месяцев назад

HEY LUCY !! thankyou so much for this beautiful and lovely lesson .. I loved it a lot , i got to learn so many things , the things that always confused me , no matter how much you learn you tend to forget or confuse them in the first place .... i got to learn to many thing through this video .. lots of love from INDIA 💕💕

@user-so5dj1ln8b 10 месяцев назад

Excellent~~~ I have always confused with "the" although I have the English for more than 30 years. Your lesson is really helpful. Thanks so much.

@alokbalsekar Год назад

I've also observed that "The" is used with places whose name means something: The Punjab (The Land of 5 rivers) The Ukraine (The Borderlands) The Sudan (The Land of the Blacks) The Gambia ( As the country is named after the River Gambia) The Hague (The Hedge)

@binxbolling Год назад

The Ukraine is now referred to as Ukraine. I never heard the phrases the Gambia or the Sudan.

@flatuser 11 месяцев назад

@@binxbolling как правильно: на the ukraine или в ukraine?

@gosiakidd5646 Год назад

Never enough of this specific knowledge, thank you! Have lived in Scotland for 20 years, yet I still find the use of articles tricky. (Edited) Ps. I work in hospital and I hear my British colleagues say "in the hospital" at times...hmmm ;-)

@billps34 Год назад

That's because it's accepted usage in Standard Scottish English. I'm Scottish, and I say "in the hospital" just like Americans do.

@GeraldM_inNC Год назад

I could swear my recollection from living in England during the 1980s was that the English say "in hospital".

@johntoncinich1176 4 месяца назад

I enjoy this. I am American, it is entertaining that I never realized I was using "tha" and "Thee" based on the letter of the next word.

@talkinghat88 5 месяцев назад

Now I can explain to my daughter about those rules you mentioned. Thanks Lucy!

@a.n.sangma.1441 Год назад

Llistening your grammar teaching I remember my middle school life and forget all my grey hair. Thank you very much Lucy.

@Sergei_Goncharov Год назад

Thank you Lucy, the usage of articles is one of the most weird and important topics in learning English!

@Richiegalvani 4 дня назад

Quiero que sepas que el acento inglés es genial, así como el inglés británico es mucho más claro, limpio y comprensible que el inglés de USA, por mucho....eso añadiendo a una maestra como tú, me encanta tú acento....ufff! saludos