1. Subject Pronouns

2. What’s a pronoun? *Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns
Example:
We are friends.
Nosotros somos amigos.

3. What’s a subject pronoun?
*When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a subject pronoun.
*Subject pronouns tell who (or what) is being described or who (or what) does the action in a sentence.
Example:
The dolphin is swimming.
It is swimming.

4. Subject Pronouns I we you (you all) he, she, it they
Subject pronouns in English: I we
you
(you all)
he, she, it
they

5. Subject Pronouns yo tú nosotros nosotras vosotros vosotras él ellos
Subject pronouns in Spanish:
nosotros
nosotras yo
vosotros
vosotras tú él
ella
Ud.
(it)
ellos
ellas
Uds.

6. First person singular pronoun
*Yo means I
*Yo is used mostly same way in Spanish as in English, when talking about yourself
*It is not capitalized unless it’s at the beginning of a sentence
Example:
I am a crazy cat.
Yo soy un gato loco.

7. Second person singular pronoun
*Tú means you (informal or familiar)
* Tú is used when speaking to someone (just like in English)
Example:
You are a student.
Tú eres un estudiante.

8. Third person singular pronouns
*Él means he
*You must have the accent mark or else it means “the”
*Él is used to talk about a guy
Example:
He is He-Man.
Él es He-Man.

9. Third person singular pronouns
*Ella means she
*Remember, it’s pronounced “eh-ya”
*Ella is used to talk about a girl
Example:
She is She-ra.
Ella es She-ra.

10. Third person singular pronouns
*Usted (Ud.) means you (formal)
*Usted is used when talking to someone
*Usted “lives” with él and ella in our chart…you will understand why soon!
Example:
You are the Queen of England.
Usted es la Reina de Inglaterra.

11. First person plural pronouns
*Nosotros and nosotras mean we
*Nosotros is used when a guy is part of the “we”
*Nosotras is used when everyone is a girl
*Nosotros and nosotras are used to talk about you and someone else
Example:
We are friends.
Nosotros somos amigos.

12. Second person plural pronouns
*Vosotros and vosotras mean you all
*Vosotros is used when a guy is part of the “you all”
*Vosotras is used when everyone in the “you all” is a girl
*Vosotros and vosotras are used to talk to a group of people
*The vosotros form is used only in Spain
*The vosotros form is the informal or familiar way of saying “you all” (like tú)

13. Second person plural pronouns
*Vosotros and vosotras are important to recognize and learn, but we won’t use them regularly
Example:
You all are in Spanish class.
Vosotros estáis en la clase de español.

14. Third person plural pronouns
*Ellos means they (with a guy)
*Ellos is used when talking about a group of people (with at least one guy)
Example:
They are the members of One Direction.
Ellos son los miembros de One Direction.

15. Third person plural pronouns
*Ellas means they (all girls)
*Ellas is used when talking about a group of girls (only girls)
Example:
They are the members of the Spice Girls.
Ellas son los miembros de los Spice Girls.

16. Third person plural pronouns
*Ustedes (Uds.) means you all
*Ustedes is the formal version of vosotros/vosotras
*Ustedes is used when talking to a group of people
Example:
You all are teenagers.
Ustedes son adolescentes.

17. Third person plural pronouns
*Ustedes is used in most parts of the Spanish-speaking world instead of vosotros
*In Spain, ustedes is only used when addressing a group formally
*In this class, I will generally used “ustedes” when talking to you as a class