Whenever you want to say "this" in Spanish, you have a choice between three words este vs esta vs esto.

The reason we need three words for "this" is because Spanish has a masculine gender, a feminine gender and a neutral gender.

If you want to refer to a masculine noun, you'll need to use the masculine form of "this". If you want to refer to a feminine noun, you'll need to use the feminine form of this.

But, then, there are situations, such as when you are unsure of what gender a certain noun is or when you are referring to abstract ideas that generally don't carry a gender, where you will need to use the neutral form of "this".

In this video, you'll learn:
The masculine, feminine and neutral demonstrative forms of 'this' in Spanish
The masculine, feminine and neutral demonstrative forms of 'that', 'these' and 'those' in Spanish
When you should use each of these words to simply say 'this' (e.g. I want this)
The most common mistakes students make with these words
The focus areas that every Spanish student needs to get right with these words

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