How do you say those in Spanish?

Those is esos (masculine) or esas (feminine) for things near the listener. For things far from everyone, use aquellos (masculine) or aquellas (feminine).

When should I use aquellos instead of esos?

Use aquellos/aquellas when pointing to something distant from both speaker and listener — physically or in time (aquellos días = those days long ago).

Can esos be used as pronouns without a noun?

Esos and aquellos can stand alone as pronouns: ¿Quiénes son esos? (Who are those people?). The accent mark formerly required on pronoun forms is no longer mandatory.

Spanish vocabulary · Beginner

How to Say Those in Spanish: Esos, Esas, Aquellos & Aquellas

Written by Sofia Ramirez, Lead Spanish Curriculum Editor · Reviewed May 2026

Esos · demonstrative adjective / pronoun · EH-sohs

Those in Spanish has two levels of distance: esos/esas for things relatively near the listener, and aquellos/aquellas for things far from both speaker and listener. Each must agree in gender with the noun it modifies.

EH-sohs (esos) · EH-sahs (esas) · ah-KEH-yohs (aquellos) · ah-KEH-yahs (aquellas)

¿De quién son esos zapatos que están en la entrada?

Whose are those shoes at the entrance?

Those in Spanish: Quick Reference

Below are the most common Spanish words for those, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.

Spanish	English	Pronunciation	Region / Register
esos	those	EH-sohs	Default, widely understood
esas	those		feminine form
aquellos / aquellas	those		for things far away

How Native Speakers Use Esos

Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.

Medium distance

Esos libros que tienes en la mano son míos.

Those books you have in your hand are mine.

Esos refers to things near the listener (you) but not the speaker.

Far distance

¿Ves aquellas montañas a lo lejos? Ahí está mi pueblo.

Do you see those mountains in the distance? My town is there.

Aquellas is for things far from both people in the conversation.

Feminine form

Esas flores que plantaste el mes pasado ya están enormes.

Those flowers you planted last month are already huge.

Esas is feminine plural, agreeing with flores.

Avoid These Mistakes When Using Esos

Using estos instead of esos

Incorrect: Estos pantalones de allá son bonitos.

Correct: Esos pantalones de allá son bonitos.

Estos means these (near the speaker). For those (away from the speaker), use esos or aquellos.

Forgetting gender agreement

Incorrect: Esos casas son caras.

Correct: Esas casas son caras.

Casas is feminine, so the demonstrative must also be feminine: esas, not esos.

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Common Questions About Those in Spanish

How do you say those in Spanish?: Those is esos (masculine) or esas (feminine) for things near the listener. For things far from everyone, use aquellos (masculine) or aquellas (feminine).
When should I use aquellos instead of esos?: Use aquellos/aquellas when pointing to something distant from both speaker and listener — physically or in time (aquellos días = those days long ago).
Can esos be used as pronouns without a noun?: Esos and aquellos can stand alone as pronouns: ¿Quiénes son esos? (Who are those people?). The accent mark formerly required on pronoun forms is no longer mandatory.