D ESCRIBING PEOPLE : S UBJECT PRONOUNS & THE VERB SER Sra. Lear Spanish 1 Unidad 1 Etapa 1
To discuss people in Spanish, you will often use subject pronouns. When you want to describe a person or explain who he or she is, use the verb ser.
yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros(as) vosotros(as) ellos ellas, ustedes I am you are he, she is we are you are they are ser- to be
When Alma introduces Francisco to Arturo, she uses a subject pronoun with ser. -Él es mi vecino. -He is my neighbor. Subject Pronoun verb: ser
Francisco uses other examples. - Nosotros somos de muchos lugares. -We are from many places. Subject Pronoun verb: ser
If Alma were to say that someone is a neighbor, she would say: Él es un vecino. However, if she were to say that someone is a policeman, she would say: Él es policia. The word un or una does not appear before a profession.
nosotros somos Nosotros somos estudiantes.
Sofía es Sofia es estudiante.
la señora Lear es La señora Lear es maestra.
Rebecca y yo somos Nosotras somos amigas.
Eva, Mike y Sofía son Eva, Mike y Sofia son amigos.