We use this and these to indicate something that is close to us (here). This book = cartea aceasta This shoe = pantoful acesta These books = cartile acestea These shoes = pantofii acestia
This, that, these, those
We use that and those to indicate something that is further away from us. (over there) That board = tabla aceea That poster = posterul acela Those doors = usile acelea Those trees = copacii aceia
This, that, these, those
N.B: We use this and that to refer to singular nouns. This pen; that window We use these and those to refer to plural nouns. These pens; those windows