Spanish speakers often omit the definite article "the" in two cases: when speaking in general terms without referring to a specific instance, as in "I love pop music"; and with certain nouns like home, work, school that refer to the main purpose or function of a place rather than a specific one, as in "Little Jimmy goes to school every day."

1. ABSENCE OF THE DEFINITE
ARTICLE
Common mistakes made by Spanish
speakers
THE

2. We omit “THE” on two cases:
• When speaking in general.
e.g. I love pop music
• With certain words when referring to the main
purpose of the place.
HOME WORK SCHOOL
HOSPITAL BED UNIVERSITY
PRISON CHURCH WORK

3. • Notice the difference:
Little Jimmy goes to school every day.
Jimmy’s mother went to the school on a parents’
meeting.