acesta

1(în funcţie de context) this, (acela) that

săptămâna aceasta
this week
ðɪs wiːk
chiar în acest moment
at this very moment
æt ðɪs ˈvεrɪ ˈməʊmənt
Ai citit romanul acesta?
Have you read the novel?
hæv juː rεd ðə ˈnɒvl?

2(asta) it, that, (faptul) the fact

Asta chiar mă enervează.
It's really bugging me., This really grates on me.
ɪts ˈrɪəlɪ bʌgɪŋ miː; ðɪs ˈrɪəlɪ greɪts ɒn miː
Ce zici de asta?
How is that?, What do you think of it?
haʊ ɪz ðæt?; wɒt dʊ juː θɪŋk əv ɪt?