Do I use "a" or "an"

Using "a" or "an" in English is very Easy. The rules are as follows:

Normally if we want to say หนึ่งสิ่ง in English we will simply use “a"

• I want to buy a computer
• I have a cat
• I bought a new chair

The only time we use "an" is when the following word starts with the sound of a vowel เสียงสระ (not necessarily a vowel)

For example

• an umbrella
• an apple
• an egg

Be very careful however, some words such as "european" although they have an e at the start, it is pronounced "yu-row-pee-an" like it had a y sound. So the following sentence is

• a european man

Also be careful of words that start with consonants but the sound is that of a vowel.

• an hour (the pronunciation is "our" so it sounds like it starts with a vowel and as a result is written with an

For more information on this please watch the video below