este lápiz, esta silla
this pencil, this chair (pointing)
Common trap for English speakers este/esta agree with the noun's gender; esto (neuter) is only for pointing at an unidentified thing, as in ¿qué es esto?
In the story
Este lápiz… esta silla.
Lucía
Pointing words. este with many 'masculine' words like lápiz — la-peeS, final Z is like an S in most of Latin America. esta with many 'feminine' words like silla — SEE-ya. Meaning: this pencil, this chair — right here, near you. Common…
Lucía
Say it: este lápiz. … Slower: es-te lá-piz. … Now: esta silla. … Again natural: esta silla.
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Level pre-A1 · Lesson 7