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[tisogai]

Please help;

I know we can say "I have a good idea" putting a/an when we use an adjective for the word "idea".

Can I also say "an idea"??

Thanks so much.

[asterix]

Yes. "An idea" is correct. You use an when the word that follows starts with a vowel, or a silent consonant.
e.g an awful idea, an equal partner. An hotel (in some parts the world you will hear a hotel but the h is sounded).