| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (pause with a tap of the finger) cuaderno? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (pause with a tap of the finger) cuaderno? |
| este |
| este |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta este cuaderno? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta este cuaderno? |
| "How much does this notebook cost?" |
| We use este in this sentence because cuaderno is a masculine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (pause with a tap of the finger) falda? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (pause with a tap of the finger) falda? |
| esta |
| esta |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta esta falda? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta esta falda? |
| "How much does this skirt cost?" |
| We use esta in this sentence because falda is a feminine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| ¿Cuánto cuestan (pause with a tap of the finger) zapatos? |
| ¿Cuánto cuestan (pause with a tap of the finger) zapatos? |
| estos |
| estos |
| ¿Cuánto cuestan estos zapatos? |
| ¿Cuánto cuestan estos zapatos? |
| "How much do these jackets cost?" |
| We use estos in this sentence because zapatos is a plural masculine noun. Also, notice that cuesta changes to cuestan to match the plural subject. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Esa |
| Esa lámpara |
| Esa lámpara cuesta |
| Esa lámpara cuesta mucho. |
| "That lamp costs a lot." |
| Esa lámpara cuesta mucho. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (ese or esa) coche? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (ese or esa) coche? |
| ese |
| ese |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta ese coche? |
| "How much does that car cost?" |
| Ese is used here because coche is a masculine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Esa silla (cuestan or cuesta) 500 (quinientos) pesos. |
| Esa silla (cuestan or cuesta) 500 (quinientos) pesos. |
| cuesta |
| cuesta |
| Esa silla cuesta 500 (quinientos) pesos. |
| "That chair costs 500 pesos." |
| We use cuesta here because silla, meaning "chair," is a singular noun. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Spanish. |
| Translate "Those pants cost 1,015 (one thousand fifteen) pesos." into Spanish. |
| Esos, "Those" |
| followed by |
| pantalones, "pants" |
| next |
| cuestan, "cost" (Third-person plural form of costar, meaning "to cost.") |
| followed by |
| mil quince, "one thousand fifteen" |
| next |
| pesos, "pesos" |
| Esos is used here because pantalones is a masculine plural noun. |
| Esos pantalones cuestan mil quince pesos. |
| Esos pantalones cuestan mil quince pesos. |
| "Those pants cost 1,015 (one thousand fifteen) pesos." |
| Translate "This building is tall." into Spanish. |
| Este, "This" |
| followed by |
| edificio, "building" |
| next |
| es, "is" (Third-person singular form of ser, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| alto, "tall" |
| Este is used here because edificio is a masculine singular noun. |
| Este edificio es alto. |
| Este edificio es alto. |
| "This building is tall." |
| Translate "Those apples are cheap." into Spanish. |
| Esas, "Those" |
| followed by |
| manzanas, "apples" |
| next |
| son, "are" (Third-person plural form of ser, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| baratas, "cheap" (Feminine plural form of barato, meaning "cheap.") |
| Esas is used here because manzanas is a feminine plural noun. |
| Esas manzanas son baratas. |
| Esas manzanas son baratas. |
| "Those apples are cheap." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which demonstrative adjective is used in the sentences? |
| Esa lámpara cuesta mucho. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Esa lámpara cuesta mucho. |
| Did you hear, esa? Esa, meaning "that," is used before a feminine singular noun. |
| How about...? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta este cuaderno? |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta este cuaderno? |
| Did you hear, este? Este means "this" and applies to masculine singular nouns. |
| Next… |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta esta falda? |
| One more time. |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta esta falda? |
| Did you hear, esta? Esta, meaning "this," is used with feminine singular nouns. |
| And... |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta ese coche? |
| One more time. |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta ese coche? |
| Did you hear, ese? Ese means "that" when referring to a masculine singular noun. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use demonstrative adjectives in Spanish. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Nos vemos. |
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