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Will you have lunch with me? NOT will you have the lunch with me?

The articles are a (an) and the. A is the 'indefinite’ article, and theis the ‘definite article'. You use an instead of a if the next word begins with a vowel sound.
* When to use ‘a ’and ‘the’
You usually use a or the in front of countable nouns.
Can you lend me a hammer?
We found the keys behind the sofa.
You use a when you are mentioning something for the first time. You use the when you are mentioning something again that you have already talked about.
She has a car and a bike, but she uses the bike more often.*
If u use the with noun that you have not mentioned before, you believe that your listener knows which you mean.
Have you fed the cat? (=you have only one cat)*
*I met him during the conference.(= both you and your listener know which conference)
You use a when you are talking about several things or people you use the when its clear that you are talking about a particular thing or person and there is only one.
A man I work with told me about it (=you work with several men)*
*The man I work with told me about it(=you work with only man)
You also use a when you want to talk about a particular type of thing or person.
I am training to be an engineer. Not I am training to be engineer.*
*I went out to buy a newspaper. Not I went out to buy a newspaper.
With singular nouns such as world, sky, or sun, you use the because there is only one of these things in the situation that you are talking about.
*We are going to travel around the world.
*Do not look directly at the sun.
You use the when you are talking about buildings, places, and organization, for example the bank, the theatre, the post office etc.
*I went to the theatre last week.
*She's at the gym.
When not to use ‘a ’and ‘the
Don’t use the with accountable noun in the plural, when you are talking in general about something.
*Her mother has cancer. NOT Her mother has the cancer.
I go to work by bus. NOT I go to work by the bus.*
Most places names don’t have the in front of them.
*They are visiting Yemen. NOT They are visiting the Yemen.
۞Important exception۞
Plural names of countries usually have the in front of them..
He is from the United States. NOT He is from United States.*
Many names of rivers begin with the.
*The Mississippi river.
*The Thames or The River Thames.
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Thanks a lot for this great explanation because really using the articles is somehow confusing and misleading. I hope you always send us such useful
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Thanks a lot my dear
Great topic
Great topic
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A very useful topic
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
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how useful this information, as sisters said befor the articles could be a liitle bit confusing for new students