La mujer cartera le da el paquete al vecino. Mi abuela me da un regalo de cumpleaños. “Ay, padre, no nos gusta el suéter!” El mecánico le ayuda al vecino El vecino le dice “Muchas gracias!” Le dice, “Lo siento, pero no tengo dinero. Le doy este suéter”. Le compró el suéter para su hijo para su cumpleaños!!

Dar= to give SingularPlural Yo- doyNosotros(as)- damos Tú- dasVosotros(as)- dais El/ella/usted- daEllos/ellas/usteds- dan

Decir- to say/to tell SingularPlural Yo- * digoNosotros(as)- decimos Tú- * dicesVosotros(as)- decís El/ella/usted- * diceEllos/ellas/usteds- * dicen

Indirect Object Pronouns Who is at the receiving end?

An indirect object is a person (animal, etc.) that is at the receiving end of an action. To find an indirect object, as: To/for whom?

The Quarterback throws the ball to the receiver. The receiver is the indirect object because he is at the receiving end of the action.

Let’s Practice: What is the action? Who is the receiver? (To whom?) What is the indirect object?

Complete these sentences: / The teacher gave ___ an A. / Bill Gates sent ___ a million dollars. / My parents bought ___ a used car. / Julia told ___ the big secret.

So tell me the answer! Did you say something like: / The teacher gave you an A. / Bill Gates sent me a million dollars. / My parents bought my little sister a used car. / Julia told everyone the big secret. We just used the indirect object pronouns!!

Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish SingularPlural Me - meNos - us Te - youOs - you (informal) Le - him, her, it, youLes - them, you-all

The Indirect Object Pronoun gives a clue about who the indirect object will be: Me da un chocolate, por favor. (a mi) Te doy mucha tarea. (a ti) Le dice muchos secretos (a ella) Las matematicas nos interesa (a nosotros) Las chocolates les gustan (a ellos)

Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish SingularPlural Me - meNos - us Te - youOs - you (informal) Le - him, her, it, youLes - them, you-all

Let’s try some! Which Spanish indirect object pronoun would you use to replace the following nouns? I give her candy (to my daughter). le They threw us the ball. nos She told me the truth. me We sold them the car. les Which Spanish indirect object pronoun would you use to replace the following nouns? I give her candy (to my daughter). le They threw us the ball. nos She told me the truth. me We sold them the car. les

/ When it’s clear who the indirect object is, “a + indirect object noun” (a mi, a ti, a ustedes) can be left out. / Ella le compra un regalo- she buys a gift, but to whom? without knowing the rest of the story we can't tell. / You can also leave the indirect object out if you finish the sentence for emphasis...  Ella le compra un regalo a Maria / When it’s clear who the indirect object is, “a + indirect object noun” (a mi, a ti, a ustedes) can be left out. / Ella le compra un regalo- she buys a gift, but to whom? without knowing the rest of the story we can't tell. / You can also leave the indirect object out if you finish the sentence for emphasis...  Ella le compra un regalo a Maria

Before a conjugated verb / It is a little backward from English. We say, “I gave her the book.” in Spanish they say “(I) to her gave the book.” / Let’s try it. I want to say “We give them the book.” (Nosotros) ___ damos el libro. Which pronoun goes there? les / How about; “She gives him her phone number.” (Ella)___ da su número de teléfono. le / It is a little backward from English. We say, “I gave her the book.” in Spanish they say “(I) to her gave the book.” / Let’s try it. I want to say “We give them the book.” (Nosotros) ___ damos el libro. Which pronoun goes there? les / How about; “She gives him her phone number.” (Ella)___ da su número de teléfono. le

/ I give money to my son. / Le doy dinero a mi hijo

/ He serves you a hamburger. / Te sirve una hamburguesa

/ The mailman gives the letter (to the neighbor). / El cartero le da la carta al vecino.

/ The architect constructs a house (for us). / El arquitecto nos construye una casa.

/ The doctor gave the medicine (to the patients). / El doctor les da la medicina a los pacientes.