KS3 · Spanish · Year 9
At a market: demonstrative adjectives 'esos' and 'esas'
Friends: 'ser', 'estar' and demonstrative adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can use singular and plural demonstrative adjectives to ask and answer questions while shopping at the market.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use singular and plural demonstrative adjectives to ask and answer questions while shopping at the market.
Key learning points
- In sounds like [cua], [cue] and [cui] the 'u' is not silent, but it combines with the 'c' to make a 'kw' sound.
- To say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’, e.g. 'ese libro'.
- To say ‘those’ for a plural masculine noun, use ‘esos’, e.g. 'esos libros'.
- To say ‘that’ for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa’, e.g. 'esa bebida'.
- To say ‘those’ for a plural feminine noun, use ‘esas’, e.g. 'esas bebidas'.
Words to know
- demonstrative adjective
- specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’
Common mistakes
Like in English, in Spanish there is only one word for 'that' and one for 'those'.
In Spanish, to say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’. To say ‘that’ for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa’. To say ‘those’ for a plural masculine noun, use ‘esos’. To say ‘those’ for a plural feminine noun, use ‘esas’.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The teacher could show a brief video of a Spanish market to give students visual context, expose them to real-life language use, and enhance cultural understanding.