THIS THESE THAT THOSE | How to USE and PRONOUNCE in British English

ESTA, ESTOS, ESO, ESOS| Como USAR y PRONUNCIAR en Inglés Británico #Spon

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- Hello everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

Hola a todos, y bienvenidos nuevamente a Ingles con Lucy

What a long time!

Mucho tiempo ha pasado

So much has happened since I've been away.

pero mucho ha pasado desde que he estado ausente

I basically went on a trip, and then I got really,

basicamente estuve de viaje y estuve realmente

really ill, and I just had to recover.

realmente enferma, y tuve que recuperarme

I could hardly speak.

Podía Hablar con dificultad

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We're going to be talking about the difference

Vamos a hablar acerca de las diferencias

between "this," "these," "that," and "those."

entre "this","these","that" y "those"

It's a seriously important lesson.

esta es una lección realmente importante

I hear people confuse these words all the time.

he escuchado personas confundiendo estas palabras todo el tiempo

And, on almost every single Instagram post,

y en casi cada publicación del instagram

somebody asks me to make at least a video

alguien me pidió que realizara al menos un vídeo

about "these" and "this."

acerca de "these" y "this"

So, hopefully, that's going to be really,

asi que, con suerte esto sera realmente,

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Bien, empecemos con la la lección

"This," "that," "these," and "those" are demonstratives.

"This","That","These", y "Those" son demostrativos

We use "this," "that," "these," and "those,"

Usamos "this","thar","these" y "those"

I have to get good at saying that,

Tengo que ser bueno diciendo eso,

to point to people or things.

para señalar personas o cosas

"This" and "that" are singular,

"This" y "That" son singulares,

and "these" and "those" are plural.

y "these" y "those" son plurales

"This," singular, and "these," plural,

"This" singular, y "these", plural

refer to things that are close to the speaker,

referidas a cosas que estan cerca del hablante,

much like the word "here."

como la palabra "aqui"

Here, "this," "these."

Aqui, "this","these"

On the other hand, "that" and "those"

por otro lado, "that" y "those"

refer to things that are further away from the speaker,

se refieren a cosas que están mucho mas lejos del hablante,

much like the word "there."

como la palabra "alla"

"That," "those," there.

"That", "those", allá

So, "this" and "these" are here,

asi, "this" y "these" estan aquí

"that" and "those" are there.

"that" y "those" estan allá

"This," "these," here.

"This", "these", aqui.

"That," "those," there.

"That","those", allá

Learn that and remember it in your head,

aprende eso y recuerdalo

because at some point you might need

porque en algún punto podrás necesitarlo

to remember which one is which.

recuerda cual es cual

Before we talk about the ins and outs,

Antes que hablemos de los pro y los contra.

the fine details of "this," "that," "these," and "those,"

los detalles finos de "this","that","these" y "those"

let's talk about the pronunciation of the words

empecemos a hablar de la pronunciación de las palabras

and how they differ from each other,

y como se diferencian entre ellas

because I know so many students struggle

porque conozco a muchos estudiantes que batallan

with the pronunciation, especially of "this" and "these."

con la pronunciacion, especialmente de "this" y "these"

"That" and "those," completely different vowel sounds.

"That" y "those", tienen sonidos vocales diferentes

Ah, "that."

Aaa, "that"

Oh, "those."

Ooo,"those"

Those shouldn't be too difficult.

Esos no deberían ser tan difíciles

Note that sometimes people might put a glottal stop

Nota que algunas veces las personas podrian poner un freno glotal

at the end of "that."

al final de "that"

"Now that is amazing."

"Now tha is amazing"

See? That's naturally how I would say,

¿Lo ves? Esto es naturalmente como lo diria

"That is amazing."

"Tha is amazing"

"Those," make sure you're ending with a "zzz" sound.

"Those" asegurate que terminas con un sonido "zzz"

Don't end it with a "sss" sound.

No termines con un sonido "sss"

So, it's not "thossse," which is actually quite hard to say.

Asi que, no es "thossse", lo cual es en realidad difícil de decir

It's "thozze," "those."

Es "Thozze","those".

Now, "this" and "these."

Ahora, "this" y "these"

Well, firstly, the vowel sound is very similar,

Bien, primeramente, el sonido vocal es muy similar

but, it is different.

pero, es diferente

With "this," we have an "ih," "ih."

con "this", tenemos un "ih","ih".

It's a short vowel sound.

es un sonido vocal corto

"These" we have "eee."

"These" tenemos "eee"

It's a long vowel sound.

Es un sonido vocal largo.

The mouth shape is the same "ih," "ee," "ih," "ee."

La forma de la boca es la misma "ih","ee","ih","ee"

We just elongate the vowel sound for "these."

TEnemos que solo elongar el sonido vocal para "these"

And then, the most important thing in my opinion,

Y luego, la cosa mas importante en mi opinión

is the phoneme at the end of the word.

es el fonema al final de la palabra.

"Thissss."

"Thisss".

"Thesssse."

"Thessse".

So, "this" has a "sss" sound, and "these" has a "zzz" sound,

Asi, "this" tiene un sonido de "sss" y "these" tiene un sonido de "zzz"

like with "those."

como con "those"

I hear a lot of students say, "Thessse. Thessse,"

escucho a muchos estudiantes decir, "Thessse.Thessse",

and I don't know if they're trying to say, "This,"

y no se si ellos están tratando de decir , "This"

or "thesse."

o "thesse."

So, make sure, "Thisss," short "is" sound, ending in an "s."

Asi que, asegurense de, "Thisss", sonido "is" corto, terminando en una "s"

"Is," "this."

"Is", "this"

"Theeese," long e sound ending in a zed: "Theeeze."

"Theeese", sonido "e" largo terminando en una "zed": "Theeeze".

"Thesss" is like a combination of the two.

"Thesss" es como una combinación de las dos.

It's not the end of the world, but

No es el fin del mundo, pero

you might miscommunicate a little.

podrias no comunicar lo necesario.

You might be referring to multiple things.

Podrias estar refiriendote a multiples cosas,

You're trying to say, "These," which is a plural.

Estas tratando de decir, "These", el cual es plural.

But people will think you're trying to say one thing,

Pero las personas pensaran que estas tratando de decir una cosa.

"This," because it's a singular.

"This", porque es singular.

So, just bear that in mind and practise a little at home.

Así que, mantén esto en mente y practica un poco en casa

So, we use "this," "that," "these," and "those"

Entonces, usamos "this", "that", "these" y "those"

as determiners.

como determinantes.

For example: "What's this book about?"

Por ejemplo: "What´s this book about?"

"That door's unlocked."

"That door´s unlocked".

"I really like those socks."

"I really like those socks."

We also use them as pronouns.

Tambien los usamos como pronombres.

"This is lovely."

"This is lovely".

"That is a great achievement."

"That is a great achievement".

"You can take these home."

"You can take these home".

But, what are the rules?

Pero, cuales son las reglas?

We use "this" and "that" with singular, uncountable nouns,

Usamos "this" y "that" con singular, nombres incontables,

singular, uncountable nouns.

singular, nombres incontables,

"This bread is stale."

"This bread is stale."

Stale means not fresh.

Stale significa no fresco

And, an uncountable example: "Please pass me that coffee."

y, un ejemplo incontable: "Please pass me that coffe".

We use "those" and "these" with plural nouns.

Usamos "Those" y "these" con nombres plurales.

"These shoes are yours."

"These shoes are yours".

"Those houses are for sale."

"Those Houses are for sale"

Note: we tend to use "this" with words describing

Nota: Tendemos a usar "this" con palabras para describir

time and dates.

Tiempo y fechas.

For example: "This morning, I went on a run."

Por ejemplo: "This morning, I went on a run."

Or, "I'm going to Paris this week."

O "I´m going to Paris this week."

We can use "that" with words describing time and date,

Podemos usar "that" con palabras para describir tiempo y fecha,

but it's normally about something that was a long time ago

pero es normalmente usado para algo que paso mucho tiempo atras

that you're remembering or something in the future

que estas recordando o algo en el futuro

that might or might not happen.

que podría o no podría pasar

For example: "Ah yes, the summer of 2012, that summer

Por ejemplo: "Ah yes, the summer of 2012, that summer

was a great summer."

was a great summer."

It happened a long time ago.

Eso paso hace mucho tiempo.

Or, "I wonder if I'll ever get married. That day

O "I wonder if I´ll ever get married. That day

would be great!"

would be great!"

Just a subtle hint there.

Solo una sutil pista allá.

Right! Let's look at pronouns.

Bien! Echemos un vistazo a los pronombres.

We normally use "this," "that," "these," and "those"

Normalmente usamos "this", "that", "these", y "those"

as pronouns to refer to things or ideas.

como pronombres para referirnos a cosas o ideas.

For example: "We're going for a Sunday roast first,

Por ejemplo: "We´re going for a Sunday roast first,

and then for a walk around the village.

and then for a walk around the village.

Are you happy with that?"

Are you happy with that?"

It means, "Are you happy with the idea of going for a roast

Significa, "Are you happy with the idea of going for a roast

first and then a walk?"

first and then walk?"

The whole thing is an idea at the moment.

la cosa entera es una idea en el momento

"Are you happy with that idea?"

"Are you happy with that idea?"

"It sounds like a great idea to me.

"It sounds like a great idea to me.

That is my dream Sunday."

Ese es mi domingo soñado.

Or, talking about music: "Can you turn that down please.

o Hablar acerca de musica: "Can you turn that down please.

I hate Heavy Metal."

I hate Heavy Metal."

Or, things, if I'm talking about someone's earrings.

o cosas, si estoy hablando acerca de los pendientes de alguien

"Those are beautiful."

"Those are beautiful."

Those earrings are beautiful.

Esos aretes son hermosos

We can also use "this," "that," "those," and "these"

Podemos usar tambien "this","that","those" y "these"

to refer to people when we want to identify ourselves

para referirnos a personas cuando queremos identificarnos

or others or we want to ask the identity of other people.

o a otros o queremos pedir la identificación de otras personas

For example: "This is my brother, George."

Por ejemplo: "This is my brother, George."

Or, "That's my mother over there."

O "That´s my mother over there."

Or, "Hello. Is that John?

O, "Hello, Is that John?

This is Lucy speaking."

This is Lucy speaking."

"Is that John?" because he's far away.

Is that John?" porque el esta muy lejos.

And, "This is Lucy," because I am right here.

y "This is Lucy", porque estoy justo aquí.

I'm close to myself, in fact, I'm inside myself.

Estoy cerca de mi misma, de hecho, estoy dentro de mi misma.

Well, anyway. Yes.

Bueno, de todas formas. Si.

So, as I said at the beginning, we use "this" and "these"

Así que, como he dicho al comienzo, usamos "this" y "these"

to refer to things that are here

para referirnos a cosas que están aqui

and "that" and "those" to refer to things that

y "that" y "those" para referirnos a cosas que

are over there.

que están por allá.

"Can I use this pen?"

"Can I use this pen?"

"I'll print this tomorrow."

"I´ll print this tomorow"

"I got these done last week, in San Francisco."

"I got these done last week, in San Francisco."

It's true, it's an amazing colour, isn't it?

Es cierto, es un espectacular color, no es así?

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"That" and "those": "What's that over there?"

"That" y "those": "What that over there?"

"Those pictures we took yesterday were amazing!"

"Those pictures we took yesterday were amazing!"

"Ah, Seville, that's my favourite place."

"Ah, Seville, that´s my favourite place."

However, let's talk now about emotional distance.

Como sea, hablemos ahora de la distancia emocional.

Sometimes there's not a real physical distance,

Aveces no hay una distancia fisica real,

there's an emotional distance.

hay una distancia emocional.

This is pretty advanced, so, if you can conquer this,

Esta es una poco avanzado, pero, si pueden conquistar esto,

you can conquer anything.

pueden conquistar lo que sea.

Remember, this isn't a 100% strict rule,

Recuerden, esto no es una regla estricta al 100%,

it mostly depends on tone of voice.

Mayormente depende del tono de voz

But, just so that you understand it in general.

Pero, solo eso puedes entender en general

We generally use "this" and "these" to refer to things

Generalmente usamos "this" y "these" para referirnos a cosas

that we feel positive about.

que nos hacen sentir postivos

To refer to things that we feel positive about,

Para referirnos a cosas que nos hacen sentir positivos,

that we are pleased to be associated with, or we approve of.

que nos sentimos contentos de estar asociados a ello, o lo aprobamos.

For example: "I love these new hats that everyone

Por ejemplo: "I love these new hats that everyone

seems to be wearing!"

seems to be wearing!"

I like the hats.

Me gustan los sombreros.

I approve of the hats.

Apuebo los sombreros

I use these.

Uso estos.

I'm a simple woman.

Soy una mujer sencilla

We use "that" and "those" to create a bit of distance,

Usamos "that" y "those" para crear un poco de distancia,

things that we might disapprove of, things

a cosas que podríamos desaprobar, cosas

that we don't like, things that we don't want

que no nos gustan, cosas con las que no queremos

to be associated with.

estar asociados.

"Have you seen those awful shoes!"

"Have you seen those awful shoes!"

Or, "What did that friend of yours say?"

o"What did that friend of yours say?"

I don't like the friend, so I'm saying, "That friend."

no me gusta el amigo, asi que estoy diciendo, "That friend"

Now, let's discuss shared knowledge and new information.

Ahora, discutamos el compartir conocimiento y nueva información.

We sometimes use "that" instead of "the" to refer

Algunas veces usamos "that" en lugar de "the" para referir

the listener to shared knowledge, things that

al oyente que comparta conocimientos, cosas que

we both know.

ambos conocemos.

Often, when we're explaining something or

frecuentemente, cuando estamos explicando algo o

we're telling a story.

estamos contando una historia

So, this is pretty informal.

Así que, esto es bastante informal.

For example: "You know that house down the road?

Por ejemplo: "You know that house down the road?

It's getting demolished on Sunday."

It´s getting demolished on Sunday."

We both know about the house.

Ambos conocemos acerca de la casa.

It's shared knowledge, so I'm referring to it as

Esta compartiéndose conocimiento, pero estoy refiriéndome a eso como

"that house" down the road.

"that house" bajo el camino.

I don't need to specify which one because

No necesito especificar cual es porque

my friend will know what I'm talking about.

mi amigo conocerá de lo que estoy hablando.

We sometimes use "this" instead of "a" or "an"

Aveces usamos "this" en lugar de "a" o "an"

to refer to something important or recent,

para referirnos a algo importante o reciente,

or to introduce a new thing or person into

o introducir una nueva cosa o persona dentro

a story or conversation.

de una historia o conversación.

For example: "This random woman came into

Por ejemplo: "This random woman came into

my garden last week."

my garden last week."

If I were to say, "That random woman," it would mean

Si tuviera que decir, "That random woman," Significaría

that we already know who that random woman is.

que ya conocemos quien es esa mujer casual.

It would be shared knowledge.

Estaría compartiendo conocimiento.

Because it's "this random woman," it's a new person,

Porque es "this random woman" , es una nueva persona,

it's a new element for the conversation.

es un nuevo elemento de la conversación.

So, "that" is very informal, that's language that we

Así que, "that" es muy informal, ese lenguaje que nosotros

use whilst having conversations with friends.

usamos aunque tengamos conversaciones con amigos.

What about formal writing, because I guess a lot of you

Que tal la escritura formal, porque apuesto a que muchos de ustedes

are doing exams?

están haciendo exámenes?

This will be important for you.

esto será importante para ti.

So, we use "that" and "those" in formal writing

Así que, usamos "that" y "those" en la escritura formal

as substitutes for "the one" or "the ones."

como substitutos para "the one" o "the ones"

For example: "The best example is that given

Por ejemplo: "The best example is that given

in the first paragraph."

in the first paragraph."

The best example is the one, the example, given

el mejor ejemplo es el único, el examen, dado

in the first paragraph.

en el primer parrafo.

Or, "The most successful experiments were those

O, "The most successful experiments were those

performed in dark conditions."

performed in dark conditions."

The most successful experiments were the ones,

Los experimentos mas exitosos fueron los unicos,

the experiments, performed in dark conditions.

los experimentos, desarrollados en condiciones oscuras.

It does make you sound ever-so-posh.

lo hace sonar ever-so-posh.

Please note, though, that we don't normally use

Por favor noten, sin embargo, que normalmente no usamos

"that" to refer to people or animals.

"that" para referirnos a personas o animales.

It doesn't sound right.

no suena bien.

"Have you seen my cat? The one with the orange fur."

"Have you seen my cat? El único con el pelaje naranja.

I wouldn't say, "That with the orange fur."

No diría, "That with the orange fur".

We can, however, use "those" as a substitute

Podemos, sin embaro, usar "those" como un substituto

for people and animals.

para personas y animales.

"The students did well in their exams.

"The students did well in their exams.

Those that got As were presented with a certificate."

Those that got As were presented with a certificate."

"Those" referring to the students.

"Those" se refiere a los estudiantes.

"That was a lot of information!"

Eso fue mucha información!.

(laughter"

Risas

I hope that "this," "that," "these," and "those"

Espero que "this", "that", "these" y "those"

is a bit clearer to you.

este un poco mas claro para ustedes

If you have to take one thing away from this lesson,

Si tienen que tomar algo de esta lesccion,

I would say it's the pronunciation.

Podría decir que es la pronunciación

Just remember that "thees" doesn't exist.

Solo recuerda que "thees" no existe

It's "this" or "these."

Es "this" o "these"

Just sorting out that last phoneme: "sss" or "zzz,"

solo organiza ese ultimo fonema: "sss" o "zzz"

it really will make your speaking a lot clearer.

esto realmente te hará hablar mucho mas claro.

It does take a bit of practise, I do understand

Tomará un poco de practica, hasta entender

that perfectly well.

eso perfectamente bien

Hispanic speakers, I know it's tough for you,

Hablantes Hispanos, Se que esto es duro para ustedes,

because you don't have that short "ih" sound

porque ustedes no tienen ese sonido corto "ih"

in your language.

en su lenguaje

So, your homework for today is to write four

Así que, su tarea para hoy es escribir

sentences in the comment section: one with "this,"

oraciones, en la sección de comentarios: una con "this"

one with "that," one with "those," one with "these."

una con "that", una con "those", una con "these"

And, I encourage you all to look through everyone's

Y, animarlos a ver a través de todos

comments and see if you can help out with any corrections.

los comentarios y ver si pueden ayudar con cualquier corrección.

I always try and look at the comment sections,

Siempre compruebo y observo la sección de comentarios,

especially when I've just uploaded the video.

especialmente cuando he acabado de subir el vídeo.

So, make sure you've clicked the notification bell,

Así que, asegúrate de haber tocado la campana notificadora,

because for like an hour after uploading,

porque por como una hora después de subir el vídeo

I will be on my computer making sure everyone's happy,

Estaré en mi computadora asegurándome de hacer a todos felices.

making sure that everyone likes the video,

asegurándome que todos puntean manito arriba el vídeo.

giving you the love hearts, giving you the comments.

respondiendo a su cariño, respondiendo a sus comentarios.

That's it for today's lesson.

Esto es todo para esta leccion de hoy.

I hope you liked it.

Espero les haya gustado.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Espero la hayan disfrutado.

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I love hearing your recommendations.

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