Traduce las frases. Remember: “three levels of distance” help you determine which demonstrative adjective is the correct one!

Question

1. that blue tie (allí)
2. this green hat (aquí)
3. that yellow dress (allá)
4. those white shoes (allí)
5. these red glasses (aquí)

Answer 1

The 3 Levels of Distance

Here = Aquí, Acá

There = Ahí

Over there = Allí, Allá

Demonstrative Adjectives

(Here) This, These = Este/Esta, Estos/Estas

(There) That, Those = Ese/Esa, Esos/Esas

(Over there) That, Those = Aquel/Aquella, Aquellos/Aquellas

Phrases

1. that blue tie (allí) = Aquella corbata azul

2. this green hat (aquí) = Este sombrero verde

3. that yellow dress (allá) = Aquel vestido amarillo

4. those white shoes (allí) = Aquellos zapatos blancos

5. these red glasses (aquí) = Estos vasos rojos

Answer 2

First, let's translate the "three levels of distance".

aquí - here, allí - there, allá - over there

For these scenarios, let's pretend I'm talking to you about a gift. 🧍🏽‍♀️---> 🧍🏽

If the gift is close to me (aquí) I'm going to use a form of "Este, Esta, Estos, Estas (this)" to point to something near me or in my hand. 🧍🏽‍♀️🎁 ---------> 🧍🏽

If the gift is closer to you (allí) I'm going to use a form of "Ese, Esa, Esos, Esas (that/those)"

🧍🏽‍♀️-------> 🧍🏽🎁

If the gift is far from both of us (allá) I'm going to use a form of "aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas (that/those over there)" 🧍🏽‍♀️-------> 🧍🏽-------> 🎁

1. That blue tie (allí) - "Allí" let's me know that the tie is closer to the person I'm talking to, so I need to use a form of "ese". "Tie" is "La corbata" so I know it's singular and feminine so I'll use the feminine form of "ese". The answer is = Esa corbata.
2. This green hat (aquí) - "This" and "aquí" let me know that the hat is close to me or maybe I'm wearing it! One word for hat is "El sombrero" = Este sombrero.
3. That yellow dress (allá) - "allá" lets me know that the dress is "over there", not just "there". = Aquel vestido amarillo.

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"This" will always go with "aquí" and its the easiest one.

"That" is tricky because it has 2 translations, "Ese" and "Aquel".