Subject Pronouns
(ex. Ana She, Manuel y Ramón They) What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun. (ex. Ana She, Manuel y Ramón They)
Subject Pronouns in English Singular Plural 1st person I We 2nd person You You/You all/Ya’ll 3rd person He They She They It They
Subject Pronouns in Spanish are: Yo = I Yo soy inteligente.
If the person is younger, or you know him/her well be informal: Tú Tú eres serio. If he/she is older or unfamiliar be Formal: Usted (Ud.) Ud. es artístico. YOU
He = Él She = Ella Él es mi amigo. Ella es mi amiga.
Nosotras (only females) We Nosotros or Nosotras (only females) Nosotros somos amigos.
Ellas son talentosas. They =Ellos Ellos son graciosos Ellas (all females) Ellas son talentosas. Ellos son graciosos
¡Ustedes son fantásticos! You all Ustedes (Uds.) Vosotros, Vosotras (Spain only) ¡Ustedes son fantásticos!
Singular Plural nosotros = we nosotras = we (f) 1st person yo = I vosotros = you all vosotras = you all (f) (Spain only) 2nd person tú = you (familiar) él = he ella = she Usted = you (polite). ellos = they ellas = they (all girls) Ustedes = you all 3rd person
Practica Replace the following people with the appropriate subject pronoun. 1. Javier - él 2. La señora Johnson - ella 3. María y yo – Nosotros/nosotras if only females 4. Juan y tú - ustedes (Uds.) vosotros (Spain)