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

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

2 Personality Appearance

3 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

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

5 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)

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

7 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

8 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

9 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?

10 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.)

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

12 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.)

13 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.

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

15 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.

16 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

17 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

18 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

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

20 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)