あれ, これ, それ

    • I guess you must refer to :
    are, kore, sore あれ，これ、それ　
    equivalent in japanese to this, that / this one , that one in english

    common wisdom tells that kore refers to what is closer to the speaker, are a bit farther, sore far from both speaker and listener
    In daily speech, it may not be so strict (but I stand to be corrected ...).
     
    “are” あれ means "that (that one) over there" - It’s used when you refer to something far from both you and the person you’re talking to.

    “kore” これ means "this (or this one)" – something close to the speaker.

    “sore” それ means "that (or that one)" – something a little far from you but close to the someone you’re talking to.
     
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