American English
/ðoʊz/
One syllable.
Used before a plural noun to point to people or things that are farther away or already mentioned.
Practice out loudUsed before a plural noun to point to people or things that are farther away or already mentioned.
Those shoes are too expensive.
I remember those movies.
Use those with a plural noun. Use that with one person or thing.
those people · those shoes · those questions
those + plural noun
those + plural noun + verb
Used without a noun to point to people or things that are farther away or already mentioned.
Those are mine.
Those who arrive early can choose a seat.
those who
those + are + adjective/noun
those + who + verb
at a particular time in the past
In those days, we had no internet.
The singular form is that. These is the plural form of this for people or things near you.