GRAMMAR :: This / That / These / Those

 

This / That / These / Those  +  sustantive or without sustantive

That = algo que ha ocurrido / algo que alguien acaba de decir.

This / That can refer to people in the following situations:

(Telephone):  This is ....    e.g. Hi Sarah, this is David. = ( Hola Sarah, soy David. )

                     Is That ...?  e.g. Is that Sarah? = ( ¿eres Sarah? )

(Introduce people): This is ... e.g.       

          A: Brian, this is Chris. = ( Brian, esta es Chris .)

          B: Hello, Chirs - nice to meet you = ( Hola, Chirs - encantado de conocerte )

          C: Hi. = ( Hola )

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like this / like that = así ( de este modo / de ese modo )

e.g. Don't do it like that. Do it like this = ( No lo hagas así. Hazlo así ).

      Don't look at me like that = ( No me mires así )

                

RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH :: DICTIONARY: Useful online dictionaries

The most useful online dictionaries that I use when I want to know the meaning of english words in Spanish are: 

ONLINE

DICTIONARIES

PICTURES WITH PHRASES :: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

SPEAKING :: Introducing other people

How to introduce other people

This is = este es / esto es / esta es

This is Jane = ( Esta es Jane ).

This is Michael = ( Este es Michael ).

Hi Jane! This is Michael. Michael, this is Jane = (¡Hola Jane! Este es Michael . Michael, esta es Jane).

PRONUNCIATION :: Numbers 0 - 10

Numbers 1 - 10   

VOCABULARY :: Numbers 0 - 10

GRAMMAR :: Quantifiers much / many / a lot ( of )

Much

much = mucho / mucha + uncountable nouns ( much food / much money )

How much? = ¿cuánto-a? e.g. How much money do you want? ( ¿cuánto dinero quieres? )

Many 

many  = muchos / muchas + countable nouns ( many books / many people )

How many? = ¿cuántos-as? e.g. How many photographs did you take? ( ¿cuántas fotografías tomaste? )

A lot of / A lot

A lot of  = mucho-a / muchos-as + countable noun plural or singular

 e.g. He eats a lot of fruit = ( come mucha fruta )

A lot = mucho-a / muchos-as 

e.g. He eats a lot = ( come mucho )

much = mucho-a

e.g. I don't like him very much = ( No le gusta mucho )