Breakdown of Ese sofá ocupa demasiado espacio en la sala.
Questions & Answers about Ese sofá ocupa demasiado espacio en la sala.
Both ese and este can mean this/that depending on context, but they point to different degrees of distance.
- este sofá = this sofa, near the speaker
- ese sofá = that sofa, near the listener or a bit farther away
- aquel sofá = that sofa over there, farther from both
So ese sofá suggests that sofa rather than this sofa.
The written accent shows where the stress goes: so-FÁ.
Without the accent, Spanish stress rules would make it sound different. The accent mark tells you the final syllable is stressed.
So you pronounce it roughly like:
- so-FA