Subject pronouns, ser, Definite and Indefinite articles, Noun-adjective agreement Unit 1.2

Personality Appearance

Making adjectives plural If it ends in a vowel add –s at the end. Alto- altos Bonita- bonitas If it ends in a consonant add –es at the end Trabajador- trabajadores Joven- jovenes

Subject Pronouns Singular yo – I tú - you (informal) usted - you (formal) él - he ella – she

Plural nosotros we (masculine or mixed group) nosotras we (feminine) vosotros you-all (Spain, masculine or mixed group) vosotras you-all (Spain, feminine) ustedes you-all ellos they (masculine or mixed group) ellas they (feminine)

Subject pronouns Singular Plural Yo Nosotros/ nosotras Tú Vosotros/ vosotras Usted Ustedes Él/Ella Ellos/Ellas

Ser – to be Permanent Use ser to: 1. Describe characteristics ser + adjective 2. identify a person or say where he or she is from ser + de 3. Identify relationships ser + noun

SER – to be Singular Plural Yo soy Nosotros (as) somos Tú eres Vosotros (as) sois Usted es Ustedes son Él/ ella es Ellos/ ellas son

Ser ¿De dónde eres tú? Yo soy de (place) ¿De dónde es usted? ¿De dónde son ustedes? Nosotros somos de (place) ¿De dónde sois vosotros?

Ser + de I am from Mexico. You are from Costa Rica. You (formal) are from Bolivia. He is from Peru. She is from Nicaragua. We are from Panama. You all (Spain)are from Puerto Rico. You all are from Cuba. They are from Colombia. They are from Chile. (fem.)

Ser ¿Cómo eres tú? Yo soy (adjective) ¿Cómo es usted? ¿Cómo son ustedes? Nosotros somos (adjectives) ¿Cómo sois vosotros? Nosotros somos (adjective)

Ser + adjective You are nice. (masc.) I am pretty. (fem.) You (formal) are young. He is tall. She is intelligent. We are funny. (fem.) You all (Spain) are lazy. (masc.) You all are athletic.(mixed group) They are good looking. (masc.) They are organized. (fem.)

Definite & indefinite articles In English (the) is used with nouns to indicate a specific person, place, or thing Indefinite articles (a, an, some) are used with nouns to indicate nonspecific people, places, or things.

El Un Los Unos La Una Las Unas Definite article Indefinite article Masculine Singular El Un Plural Los Unos Feminine La Una Las Unas

Noun-adjective agreement Adjectives are words that describe nouns. In English, adjectives almost always come before the noun. In Spanish, the adjective usually comes after the noun. The funny students. Los estudiantes cómicos.

In Spanish, adjectives match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. Adjectives that end in –e match both genders El maestro inteligente La maestra inteligente

Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders El amigo joven La amiga joven Some adjectives that end in a consonant add –a to form the feminine singular. el chico trabajador La chica trabajadora

El chico alto la chica alta Los chicos altos Las chicas altas Singular Plural Masculine El chico alto Los chicos altos Feminine la chica alta Las chicas altas

Unit 1.2 Test Vocabulary Subject pronouns SER Definite/ indefinite articles Making adjectives plural Noun/adjective agreement

Speaking Greeting Introduce yourself Say where you are from Describe yourself (2 personality/2 appearance) Describe your eyes and hair Introduce and describe one of your friends (2 adjectives)