Capítulo 2A - Apuntes #1 LOS PRONOMBRES
*The subject of a sentence tells us who is doing the action Pablo escucha música *The subject of a sentence replaces people’s names → Él escucha musica
1. Yo1. 2. Tú2. 3. Usted (Ud)3. 4. Él4. 5. Ella5. 6. Nosotros6. 7. Nosotras7. 8. *Vosotros8. 9. *Vosotras Ustedes (Uds) Ellos Ellas12. I You (singular) Informal; use with family, friends, same age or younger; someone you talk to by their first name You (singular) Formal; use with a teacher; older people, someone you don’’t talk to by their first name (Mr., Mrs., Dr.) He el (no accent mark) = the She We Group of males or mixed group We Group of females only! You (plural) Used in Spain; informal; plural of “tú”; group of males or mixed group Used in Spain; informal; plural of “tú”; group of females only! You (plural) *Used in Spain in formal situations when speaking to more that one person *Used in Latin America when speaking to more that one person regardless if it is a formal or informal situation. They Group of males or mixed group They Group of females only! *It = does not exist in Spanish; use “él/ella/usted” verb form Ex. It is red = Es rojo
*You can combine subject pronouns with names to form ONE subject pronoun Example: Alejandro y yo → nosotros Carlos y ella → ellos Pepe y tú → ustedes Lola y ella → ellas