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use chopsticks vs use the chopsticks

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Use chopsticks' is more commonly used when referring to the general action of using chopsticks, while 'use the chopsticks' is used when referring to specific chopsticks that have been previously mentioned or are known to both the speaker and the listener.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 887 views

use chopsticks

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the general action of using chopsticks.

This phrase is used when talking about the general act of using chopsticks to eat or pick up food.

Examples:

I always use chopsticks when I eat sushi.
She learned how to use chopsticks during her trip to Asia.

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Aug 27, 2013 ... How to Hold & Use Chopsticks the Right Way! yingandyangliving. Subscribe SubscribedUnsubscribe 9,090. Subscription preferences. Loading.
Aug 22, 2008 ... Etiquette requires that you use chopsticks neither to chop nor to stick. For that, use knives and forks. Step 5: Lift food w/ chopsticks. Now ...
... before putting your chopsticks in it. Picking things in the dish is considered very impolite. It is not easy to use chopsticks so keep heart while learning how to.
Mar 4, 2015 ... Often foreigners in Japan are complimented on how they use chopsticks. Many, however, are not actually using them properly. Then again ...

Alternatives:

Use a fork instead of chopsticks.
Can you use chopsticks to eat noodles?
Using chopsticks is a skill that takes practice.
He prefers to use chopsticks for Chinese food.
Do you know how to use chopsticks properly?

use the chopsticks

This phrase is correct when referring to specific chopsticks that have been previously mentioned or are known to both the speaker and the listener.

This phrase is used when referring to particular chopsticks that have been specified or are familiar to the speaker and listener.

Examples:

Please use the chopsticks on the table.
I will use the chopsticks you gave me.
She always uses the chopsticks her grandmother brought from Japan.
Can you use the chopsticks with the red handles?
He forgot to use the chopsticks I bought for him.

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Chinese etiquette says that you may lift your personal rice bowl close to your mouth with one hand, as you use the chopsticks to push the rice into your mouth.
Within moments, they could use the chopsticks. I'm a bit embarrassed that I may have been using them incorrectly at the time. Eating at a Chinese restaurant not ...
Use the spoon to hold the noodles while you use the chopsticks to place the noodles in your mouth. Dip the spoon in the broth and drink after you eat the ...
The rules for use the Chopsticks: 1. Never stick the chopsticks into the food, especially not into the rice. At the funeral service chopsticks are stuck into the rice ...

Alternatives:

Use those chopsticks over there.
Use your own chopsticks.
Can you use the chopsticks I left for you?
She prefers to use the chopsticks from the set.
Do you know how to use the chopsticks I mentioned?

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