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¿Qué es eso? / Everyday objects in Spanish

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¿Qué es eso?

Everyday objects in Spanish

Taking the time to learn new vocabulary in Spanish is extremely important. Our advice is to learn each new word together with its article (“el” if its a masculine noun, “la” if its a feminine one). That way everything else becomes easier!

Next, we share a list of everyday common objects.

*Learn more about the definite and indefinite articles and how to say where things are in Spanish here.

*See our other Vocabulary lists here.

Vocabulario
Vocabulary
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Unas llaves (singular: una llave)
Keys
Un teléfono celular
A cellular phone
Un libro
A book
Un diccionario
A dictionary
Un lápiz
A pencil
Una pluma
A pen
Una computadora
A computer
Una laptop
A laptop
Una tableta
A tablet
Un cuaderno
A notebook
Una hoja de papel
A sheet of paper
Una agenda
A calendar/Planner
Una foto
A photo
Una bolsa
A bag
Una mochila
A backpack
Unos lentes*
Glasses
Unos lentes de sol*
Sunglasses
Un paraguas**
An umbrella
Un cepillo
A brush
Una cartera
A wallet
Un monedero
A change purse
Una cámara
A camera
Unos audífonos, Unos auriculares
Headphones
Un reloj
A watch/Clock
Unas tijeras*
Scissors
Un periódico
A newspaper
Una revista
A magazine
Un billete
A bill (money)
Unas monedas (singular: una moneda)
Coins
Una identificación
An identification (ID)
Una tarjeta de crédito
A credit card

* These nouns are always plural (like glasses and scissors in English) even if we talk about only one item (singular):

Unos lentes
Tres lentes

** Words that end in -as, -es, -is, -os, and -us with two or more syllable don’t change:

Un paraguas
Tres paraguas

Demonstrative adjectives/pronouns

Demonstrative Adjectives (“este”, “esta”, “estos”, “estas”, “ese”, “esa”, “esos”, “esas”) show or point out a person, place, or thing (their location in respect to the speaker or listener). They generally precede the noun:

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Esta casa
This house
Esos juguetes
Those toys
Masculine – Feminine
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Este
Esta
This
Close to us or within reach (singular)
Estos
Estas
These
Cloose to us or within reach (plural)
Ese
Esa
That
Far away from the speaker (singular)
Estos
Estas
This
Far away from the speaker (plural)

Eso, Esos / Esto, Estos

When we want to know what something is we use “eso”, “esto”, “esos” or “estos”. Since we don’t know whether it is masculine or feminine, we use this neuter form:

Using eso, esos / esto, estos
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¿Qué es eso?
What is that?
¿Qué son esos?
What are those?
¿Qué es esto?
What is this?
¿Qué son estos?
What are these?

If we’re describing something without the noun being in the sentence (because it’s something we can’t name since it’s more of an abstract issue or because we simply don’t name it), we use “eso” or “esto” regardless of the masculine or feminine article:

Using eso, esos / esto, estos
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Esto es difícil
This is difficult
Eso no me gusta nada
I don’t like that at all
Eso es cierto
That’s true
En contexto
In context
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—¿Qué es esto?
—What is this?
—Es un pincel.
—It’s a brush.
—¿Qué son estos?
—What are these?
—Son unos periódicos.
—They’re newspapers.
Eso suena muy interesante.
That sounds very interesting.
—¿Qué es esto? ¿Es una agenda?
—What is this? Is it an agenda?
—No, es un cuaderno.
—No, it’s a notebook.
Eso es muy bueno.
That’s very good.
—¿Eso qué es? ¿Un reloj?
—What is that? A watch?
—No, es una pulsera.
—No, it’s a bracelet.
—¿Qué son estos?
—What are these?
—Son unas monedas.
—They’re some coins.
—¿Y esto?
—And this?
—Es un billete.
—It’s a bill.

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