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En el mercadoDrop down Activity Hide details InstructionsListen to what a group of tourists shopping at an open-air market say and select the English equivalents of demonstrative adjectives you hear. February 06 11:59 PM 3 attempts remaining Grade settings External referencesVocabulary list Grammar explanation 210-213 Questions Modelo You hear: Me gusta mucho esa bolsa. You choose: that 0:00 / 0:32

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Listen to what a group of tourists shopping at an open-air market say and select the English equivalents of demonstrative adjectives you hear.

You hear:

1. Cuánto cuesta este cinturón? - This

2. Quiero aquel sombrero - That

3. Estas sandalias son baratas, ¿verdad? - These

4. Qué piensas de esa chaqueta? - That

Step-by-step explanation:

After listening to the statement we have to identify what was the demonstrative adjective used and choose the English equivalent.

Demonstrative adjectives in Spanish are Este, Ese and Aquel.

Este is used to refer to nouns that are close to the speaker and the listener. There are four forms in Spanish

Este - Masculine singular (English equivalent is This)

Esta - Feminine singular (English equivalent is This)

Estos - Plural masculine (English equivalent is These)

Estas - Plural feminine (English equivalent is These)

Ese is used to refer to nouns that aren't within reach to the speaker, but can be close to the listener. There are four forms in Spanish

Ese - Masculine singular (English equivalent is That)

Esa - Feminine singular (English equivalent is That)

Esos - Plural masculine (English equivalent is Those)

Esas - Plural feminine (English equivalent is Those)

Aquel is used to refer to nouns that are far from both the speaker and the listener. There are four forms in Spanish

Aquel - Masculine singular (English equivalent is That over there)

Aquella - Feminine singular (English equivalent is That over there)

Aquellos - Plural masculine (English equivalent is Those over there)

Aquellas - Plural feminine (English equivalent is Those over there)