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Tú ves unos perros pequeños aquí.

Tú ves unos perros pequeños aquí.
You see some small dogs here.
From Lesson 8:Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Tú ves unos perros pequeños aquí.

Why do we use unos here instead of los?
unos is a plural indefinite article, which translates to "some" in English. We use it here because we are talking about "some" small dogs in general. If we wanted to say "the small dogs" (specific dogs we already know about), we would use the definite article los.
Why is pequeños placed after perros?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come after the thing they are describing. Instead of saying "small dogs" like we do in English, you put the noun first and say "dogs small" (perros pequeños).
Why does pequeños end in -os?
Adjectives in Spanish have to match the noun they describe in both gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Because perros is masculine and plural (more than one), the word for small (pequeño) must also change to its masculine plural form: pequeños. Notice how unos, perros, and pequeños all perfectly match with that -os ending!
Do I have to include Tú at the beginning of the sentence?
Not necessarily. In Spanish, you can usually drop the subject word (like Tú or Yo) because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. The verb ves (you see) is specifically conjugated for tú, so just saying Ves unos perros pequeños aquí is perfectly natural. Including Tú just adds a little extra emphasis to the "you".

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