00:00Is this a book?
00:13Yes, this is a book.
00:23Is this a chair?
00:31Yes, this is a chair.
00:36Is this a table?
00:42Yes, this is a table.
00:48Is this a door?
00:54Yes, this is a door.
00:59Is this a window?
01:06Yes, this is a window.
01:22Is this a cell phone?
01:29Yes, this is a cell phone.
01:34Is this a tablet?
01:41Yes, this is a tablet.
01:45Is this a laptop?
01:51Yes, this is a laptop.
01:58Is this a floor?
02:04Yes, this is a floor.
02:09Is this a ceiling?
02:13Yes, this is a ceiling.
02:19Is this a cell phone or a tablet?
02:27This is a cell phone.
02:30Is this a tablet or a laptop?
02:39This is a laptop.
02:42Is this a floor or a ceiling?
02:49This is a floor.
02:51Is this a chair or a table?
02:58This is a chair.
03:01Is this a door or a window?
03:08This is a door.
03:10Is this a chair.
03:14Is this a floor?
03:16Is this a door or a chair?
03:20Is this a chair?
03:21Is this a floor?
03:22Is this a floor?
03:24This is a door.
03:30Is this a window or a chair?
03:37This is a chair.
03:52What is this?
03:58This is a book.
04:01What is that?
04:06That is a door.
04:09What is this?
04:13This is a chair.
04:16What is that?
04:20That is a window.
04:22Is that a window or a door?
04:29That is a door.
04:32Is this a book or a cell phone?
04:39This is a cell phone.
04:42Is this a cell phone or a laptop?
04:49This is a laptop.
04:52What is this?
04:56This is a tablet.
04:59What is that?
05:03That is a table.
05:12Is this a book?
05:18Yes, this is a book.
05:23Is that a book?
05:29No, that is not a book.
05:34That is a door.
05:37Is that a window?
05:41No, that is not a window.
05:48That is a floor.
05:50Is that a floor?
05:54No, that is not a floor.
06:01That is a wall.
06:03Is this a wall?
06:06No, that is not a wall.
06:14This is a ceiling.
06:17Is that a laptop?
06:21No, that is not a laptop.
06:28That is a cell phone.
06:31What is this?
06:35This is a floor.
06:38What is that?
06:41That is a ceiling.
06:44Is that a ceiling or a window?
06:51That is a window.
06:53Is this a wall or a laptop?
06:58This is a wall.
07:13Like I said before, we use a before non-specific nouns.
07:21For example, I am starving.
07:25I am going to go buy a hamburger.
07:31In this example, we don't talk about a particular hamburger.
07:37It is non-specific.
07:41How do you like this example?
07:44The hamburger I ate in the morning was truly terrible.
07:50Hmm, instead of a hamburger, I said the hamburger.
08:02Because in this example, we talk about a particular hamburger.
08:08The one I ate in the morning.
08:13Let's look at a couple more examples.
08:16I am terrified of blood and I've never wanted to be a doctor.
08:25Doctor is just a job.
08:29Doctor here is not a particular person.
08:34That's why we say a doctor.
08:40The doctor told me that I should quit smoking.
08:47Hmm, we say the doctor because we talk about a particular doctor.
09:02A doctor, just some doctor, like a profession.
09:10The doctor, a particular doctor, a particular person.
09:18But not all situations are so obvious.
09:22There are tons of exceptions.
09:25There is no point memorizing them all.
09:28You just have to repeat them many times in the context.
09:33Don't worry, it's much easier than you think.
09:37You just have to repeat them all.
09:47On, on.
09:49On, on.
09:53In, in.
09:58A picture, a picture.
10:04The, the.
10:15Is the table on the ceiling?
10:19No, the table is not on the ceiling.
10:28The table is on the floor.
10:33Is the chair on the window?
10:40No, the chair is not on the window.
10:49The chair is on the floor.
10:52Is the laptop on the wall?
11:00No, the laptop is not on the wall.
11:09The laptop is on the table.
11:13Is the table on the floor or in the floor?
11:21The table is on the floor.
11:25Is the cell phone on the table or in the table?
11:35The cell phone is on the table.
11:39Is the picture on the wall?
11:46Yes, the picture is on the wall.
11:52Is the picture on the floor?
11:57No, the picture is not on the floor.
12:06The picture is on the wall.
12:09What is on the wall?
12:15The picture is on the wall.
12:19What is on the floor?
12:22That table is on the floor.
12:26Is that a laptop or a ceiling?
12:32That is a ceiling.
12:33That is a ceiling.
12:34That is a ceiling.
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