Articles
Articles are words that come before nouns to indicate gender and number:
Definite Articles
Used when referring to specific nouns
le(the (masculine))
la(the (feminine))
les(the (plural))
l'(the (before vowel))
Indefinite Articles
Used when referring to non-specific nouns
un(a/an (masculine))
une(a/an (feminine))
des(some (plural))