Language Transfer Spanish notes
Lesson 44
This, That, and That Over There
Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.
| This | That | That (far) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | este | ese | aquel |
| Feminine | esta | esa | aquella |
| Masc plural | estos | esos | aquellos |
| Fem plural | estas | esas | aquellas |
| Abstract | esto | eso | aquello |
Memory hook: In este you see the /e/ of el. In estos you see the /os/ of los. Remove the t from esta to get esa — this→that.
More -ma words from Greek (masculine despite ending -a): el problema, el sistema, el paradigma, el esquema (outline — e- added before s+consonant, like escuela), el diagrama, el planeta.
La mano = the hand. One of the rare exceptions: ends in -o but is FEMININE (las manos, esta mano).
New vocabulary
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| este | this (masculine) |
| esta | this (feminine) |
| esto | this (abstract/neutral) |
| ese | that (masculine) |
| esa | that (feminine) |
| eso | that (abstract/neutral) |
| la mano | hand (feminine despite -o!) |
| el esquema | outline/diagram (Greek -ma, masculine) |
| el planeta | planet (masculine despite -a) |
| manejar | to manage / to drive |
| tomar | to take |
| una foto | a photo |
Sentences practiced
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| El problema. | The problem. |
| El sistema. | The system. |
| El paradigma. | The paradigm. |
| El esquema. | The outline. |
| El diagrama. | The diagram. |
| El planeta. | The planet. |
| Un planeta. | A planet. |
| Los planetas. | The planets. |
| Este auto. | This car. |
| Los autos. | The cars. |
| Ese auto. | That car. |
| Quiero ese auto. | I want that car. |
| No quiero ese auto, porque es muy grande. | I don't want that car, because it's very big. |
| Esta noche. | Tonight. |
| Esa noche. | That night. |
| Esas noches. | Those nights. |
| La noche. | The night. |
| Las noches. | The nights. |
| La mano. | The hand. |
| Las manos. | The hands. |
| Esta mano. | This hand. |
| ¿Me podrías dar una mano? | Could you give me a hand? |
| Deberías darme una mano. | You should give me a hand. |
| Deberían darme una mano. | They should give me a hand. |
| Nos deberían dar una mano. | They should give us a hand. |
| Manejo el problema. | I manage the problem. |
| Estoy manejando el problema. | I'm managing the problem. |
| Estoy tomando una foto. | I'm taking a photo. |
| Tomaría una foto. | I would take a photo. |
| Me gustaría tomar una foto, pero no tengo mi cámara. | I would like to take a photo, but I don't have my camera. |