Español 1 Por: Señora Snyder
yo “I”
tútú “you” INFORMAL, SINGULAR YOU Use when talking to someone that you know well and with whom you can be casual Ex.: your best friend, a brother/sister, etc.
él he
ella she
usted “you” FORMAL, SINGULAR YOU Use with 1 person to whom you want to show respect and be formal Boss Principal President
nosotros/nosotras “we” nosotras= group of all girls nosotros=group of all boys, or mixed group
vosotros/vosotras “you guys” FAMILIAR, PLURAL you (Used in Spain) vosotras= “you guys” (to a group of all girls) vosotros=“you guys” (to a group of all boys OR a mixed group) Use with a GROUP of people that you know well and with whom you can be casual friends family members class
ellos/ellas “they” ellas= a group of all girls ellos= a group of all boys OR a mixed group
ustedes “all of you” FORMAL, PLURAL YOU Use with a GROUP of people to whom you want to be respectful and formal: Principals Bosses Elderly People
To be or not to be?
SOY Translation= I AM Corresponding Subject Pronoun= YO EXAMPLES: Yo soy de España. Yo soy maestra.
ERES TRANSLATION= you (informal) ARE Corresponding Subject Pronoun: TÚ EXAMPLES: ¿DE DÓNDE ERES TÚ? TÚ ERES POLICÍA.
ES TRANSLATION= IS Corresponding Subject Pronouns= ÉL (he), ELLA (she), USTED (you, formal, singular) EXAMPLES: Ella es de los Estados Unidos. Usted es doctor.
SOMOS TRANSLATION= We ARE Corresponding subject pronoun= nosotros (we) EXAMPLES: Nosotros somos de Puerto Rico. Nosotros somos estudiantes.
SOIS TRANSLATION= “You guys” (You informal, plural) ARE Corresponding Subject Pronoun: vosotros (you guys) EXAMPLES: Vosotros sois vecinos. Vosotros sois de Madrid.
SON TRANSLATION=ARE Corresponding Subject Pronouns: ellos (they-boys or mixed group) ellas (they-girls) ustedes (all of you- you, formal, plural) EXAMPLES: Ellos son de Nicaragua. Ustedes son estudiantes.