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ese

"ese" means "that" in Spanish. It is number 85 on the frequency list, in A1 (det).

Meaning

that

IPA

/ˈese/

Forms in this course

esa, esos, esas

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¿Es ese?
  Is that it?
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / blay_paul
• Ese soy yo.
  That's me.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK
• Ese fue él.
  That was him.
  Tatoeba: BenjaBesings_14 / CH

Learned together

In the course, "ese" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• gracias thank you, thanks
• porque because
• usted you
• hola hello, hi, hey
• verdad truth
• quién who?, whom?
• sus his, her, its, their
• dos two
• mucho much, a lot of

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