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02 Neutral Demonstratives

Señor Jordan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:20:21 +0000

This lesson is the last lesson (for now) on the demonstratives. Those again are:
este / esta – this
estos / estas – these
ese / esa – that
esos / esas - those
aquel / aquella – that (far)
aquellos / aquellas – those (far)

Now, since these all deal with gender… which would you use when you didn’t know the object (much less the gender) of something that you’re talking about? For that reason we have neutral demonstratives which take the place of the general ‘this’ or ‘that’.

Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions about this video lesson!

Also, this lesson mentions a Mexican television program. For more on Chavo del Ocho, you might check this out. To watch some clips, try this.

Vocabulario:
esto – this (thing?)
eso – that (thing?)
aquello – that [far] (thing?)

¿Qué es esto? – What is this?
¿Qué es eso? – What is that?
¿Qué es aquello? – What is that (far)?

una guitarra – a guitar

¡Eso es horrible! – That is horrible!
¡Esto es genial! – This is great!
¿Por qué estás haciendo esto? – Why are you doing this?
¡Eso es! – That’s it (that’s the one!)*

*This is different than saying “that’s it!” when upset. That would be ‘¡Eso es el colmo!’ = “That is the last straw!”
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02 Demonstrative Pronouns

Señor Jordan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:56:11 +0000

This video lesson is a continuation on the demonstrative lessons. Now, so far we’ve gone over the demonstrative adjectives:
este / esta – this
estos / estas – these
ese / esa – that
esos / esas - those
aquel / aquella – that (far)
aquellos / aquellas – those (far)

Those go before nouns to modify them. If only there were a way to get rid of the noun…[strokes chin]. Oh wait there is!

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this video!

Thanks for watching!

Vocabulario:
éste / ésta – this (one)
éstos / éstas – these (ones)
ése / ésa - that (one)
ésos / ésas – those (ones)
aquél / aquélla – that [far] (one)
aquéllos / aquéllas – those [far] (ones)

me gusta(n) más – I prefer… / I like more…

una bandera – a flag
una computadora – a computer
unas fotos – some photos
un bolígrafo – a pen
una camiseta – a t-shirt
un coche – a car
un libro – a book
unos dulces – some candy
unos zapatos – some shoes
un teléfono – a telephone
un reloj – a clock / watch
un pupitre – a desk
unos pantalones – some pants
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02 Demonstrative Adjectives (part 2): this & these; that & those

Señor Jordan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:01:56 +0000

¡Hola! In this video lesson we’ll be continuing with the demonstrative adjectives (this & that) while adding on the plural forms (these & those).

Hope you don’t mind my drawings. Enjoy!

If you have any questions/comments/suggestions about this video, please let me know below.

Vocabulario:
este / esta – this
estos / estas – these
ese / esa – that
esos / esas – those
aquel / aquella – that (far away)
aquellos / aquellas – those (far away)

el libro – book
el coche – car
el dulce – candy
el gato – cat
el pupitre – desk
el reloj – watch/clock
la bandera – flag
la computadora – computer
las fotos (las fotografías) – pictures
la gata – female cat
la gorra – baseball cap
los pantalones – pants
los zapatos – shoes

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02 Demonstrative Adjectives (Part 1): This & That

Señor Jordan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:00:08 +0000

¡Hola estudiantes! En este video, we’ll be learning about the singular form of demonstrative adjectives (this, that). Because of the gender in Spanish, when we use these as adjectives, there are two ways to say each.

this (este / esta)
that (ese / esa)
that [far away] (aquel / aquella)

Stay tuned for the next video in this series where we learn the plural forms and I teach you a special to remember them!

Feel free to leave questions/comments/suggestions about this video below.

Thanks for watching!Vocabulario:
este / esta - this
ese / esa - that
aquel / aquella – that (far away)

el coche – car
el lápiz - pencil
el libro – book
el marcador – marker
el perro – dog
el pupitre - desk
el teléfono – telephone
la bandera - flag
la calculadora - calculator
la camiseta - t-shirt
la silla - chair

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