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At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'

I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.

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At a theme park: demonstrative adjectives 'ese' and 'esa'

I can use demonstrative adjectives to describe and compare experiences at a theme park.

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Key learning points

  1. The demonstrative adjective 'this' for a singular masculine noun is 'este'.
  2. To say 'that' for a singular masculine noun, use 'ese', e.g. 'ese recuerdo'.
  3. To say 'this' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esta', e.g. 'esta cola'.
  4. To say 'that' for a singular feminine noun, use 'esa', e.g. 'esa cola'.
  5. To say 'more … than', use 'más' + adjective + 'que'. To say 'less … than', use 'menos' + adjective + 'que'.

Keywords

  • Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’

Common misconception

In Spanish, to compare things, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'de'.

In Spanish, when we're comparing two things using an adjective, we use 'más, menos' + adjective + 'que', e.g. 'más caro que', 'menos sano que'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word or phrase means 'right away'?

así que
demasiado
de repente
Correct answer: enseguida
en este momento

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:atención (f),attention

attention

Correct Answer:dueño (m),owner

owner

Correct Answer:espectáculo (m),show

show

Correct Answer:golpe (m),hit, bang

hit, bang

Correct Answer:llegada (f),arrival

arrival

Correct Answer:transporte (m),transport

transport

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:animar,to cheer up

to cheer up

Correct Answer:anunciar,to announce, announcing

to announce, announcing

Correct Answer:cerrar,to close, closing

to close, closing

Correct Answer:charlar,to chat, chatting

to chat, chatting

Correct Answer:regresar,to return, returning

to return, returning

Correct Answer:repartir,to hand out

to hand out

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'a great artist (f) and a good friend (m)'.

1 - una
2 - gran
3 - artista
4 - y
5 - un
6 - buen
7 - amigo

Q5.
Write in English: 'necesito comprar comida'.

Correct Answer: I need to buy food, I need to buy some food

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'Where is the shop?'.

Correct Answer: dónde está la tienda

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4 Questions

Q1.
'Me gusta __________ parque'. Choose the correct missing word.

Correct answer: ese
esta
está

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:este recuerdo,this souvenir

this souvenir

Correct Answer:ese recuerdo,that souvenir

that souvenir

Correct Answer:esta cola,this queue

this queue

Correct Answer:esa cola,that queue

that queue

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'less pleasant than'.

Correct Answer: menos agradable que

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'more popular than'.

Correct Answer: más popular que

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