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Near me, near you, over there

English has this and that. Spanish has three steps, depending on where the thing is:

Near me — aquí Near you — ahí Over there — allí
masculine este ese aquel
feminine esta esa aquella
masculine plural estos esos aquellos
feminine plural estas esas aquellas

Like adjectives, they agree with the noun — but they come before it: este vestido (this dress), esa camisa (that shirt, by you), aquel sombrero (that hat over there), aquellas sandalias (those sandals over there).

Watch the masculine forms: este, ese, aquel in the singular, estos, esos, aquellos in the plural.