that year

ese año

USAGE NOTE

Spanish has two translations for the English demonstrative adjective and pronoun "that": "aquel" and "ese". "Ese" refers to something that is not right by a point of reference, but is also not that distant. "Aquel" refers to something that is a great deal farther away from the point of reference.

that year(thaht yir)

phrase

1. (general)

a. ese año

That year, the family moved to California.

Ese año, la familia se mudó a California.

b. aquel año

Do you remember where we traveled that year?

¿Recuerdas a dónde viajamos aquel año?