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Why are articles useful

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Articles can tell you if a noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural, and if it is a known object or not (definite/indefinite)

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Give some examples of articles

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il, lo, i

(il libro)

Basically the things that go before the noun

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A I U (phonetics)

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A (pronounced ah)
I (like meet)
U (pronounced like school)

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O and E (phonetics)

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O (open- sounds like a in Awe)
O (closed sounds like o in go)

E (open- sounds like e in met)
E (closed- sounds like e in they)

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M, N and D (phonetics)

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M (sounds like machine)

N (sounds like November)

D (sounds like day)

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C phonetics

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How c sounds depends on the letter after it

Ca/Co/Cu - Cat

Ce/Ci - Chest

Ch- kangaroo

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G (phonetics)

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Ga/Go/Gu
Sounds like go (hard sound)

Ge/Gi
Sounds like gym

Gh
Also sounds like go (hard sound

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H (phonetics)

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The H is always silent

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Gl (phonetics)

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The G sounds almost kinda silent

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