Part 9: 3 Facts about 'The': English In A Minute

I'm gonna tell you three facts about "the"

We use 'the' when we're referring to a specific thing

And both you and the person you're talking to know which one you mean

Please pass me the milk

We can see the bottle so we know it's that one

Number 2 We don't use 'the' when we're talking about something in general

For example, I love chocolate

Number 3 We don't use 'the' when it doesn't matter which thing we're talking about

We usually use 'a' or 'an', here

Give me a cup of tea, I don't care which cup, any cup will do