L OS P RONOMBRES T HE P RONOUNS

W HAT ARE THE E NGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS ? SingularPlural 1 st personIWe 2 nd personYouYou-all / You-guys 3 rd personHe, She, ItThey

E NGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR S PANISH EQUIVALENTS Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English, but there are some differences. SingularPlural 1 st person I = yo We = nosotros (m) nosotras (f) 2 nd person You (familiar) = tú You (plural, familiar) = vosotros vosotras 3 rd person He = él She = ella You (formal) = usted (ud.) They (m) = ellos They (f) = ellas You (plural) = ustedes (uds.)

L OS PRONOMBRES P RACTIQUEMOS 1. Señor Ruiz 2. Mi amigo Miguel y yo 3. Tú y Marta 4. Sandra 5. Alicia y Teresa a. Ella b. Ustedes c. Ellas d. Él e. Nosotros

P RACTIQUEMOS E LLA E SCRIBE EL PRONOMBRE QUE CORRESPONDE.

T HE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN “YO” “Yo” means “I” and is used in the same way as in English. Yo soy americano. Yo soy estudiante. Note that it is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence: Mi amigo y yo…

S ECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN T Ú Tú means you (familiar/ informal) Used when talking to someone familiar We’ll learn more about this in a moment.

3 RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE ÉL Él = he It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man. DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are actually writing the Spanish word for “the” él = heel = the

3 RD PERSON SINGULAR F EMININE E LLA Ella = she It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yah) not (el-lah) Remember ll= y sound.

FORMAL YOU U STED (U D.) Usted means you (formal) Used when talking to someone you should respect. Usted is only used when speaking to one person. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

Use nosotros/ nosotras to talk about a group of people that includes you. In English we have one word to talk about “we,” but in Spanish, we distinguish between “we” masculine and feminine: Nosotros Nosotras Use the masculine pronoun if it refers to a mixed group of boys and girls. T HE FIRST PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN “N OSOTROS / NOSOTRAS ”

I NFORMAL YOU P LURAL V OSOTROS /V OSOTRAS Vosotros/vosotras means you-all (informal) Use vosotros/ vosotras to talk to a group of people (but this is only used in Spain) They distinguish between “you-all” with masculine and feminine: Vosotros Vosotras Use the masculine pronoun if it refers to a mixed group of boys and girls. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

3 RD PERSON P LURAL MASCULINE E LLOS Ellos = They (masculine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yohs) not (el- lohs) Remember ll= y sound.

3 RD PERSON PLURAL F EMININE E LLAS Ellas = They (feminine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yahs) not (el-lahs) Remember ll= y sound.

FORMAL YOU P LURAL U STEDES (U DS.) Ustedes means you-all (informal & formal) Usedes is used when talking to any group of people. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

Y OU, YOU, YOU AND YOU In English, there is only one “YOU”. It is used in all situations to talk to anyone. In Spanish there are 4 ways to express “you” tú usted vosotros/vosotras ustedes

Let’s look at the singular forms first. Each one has a specific time when it used. If you use the wrong one, it can be offensive to the person with whom you are speaking. D IFFERENCES – YOU: T Ú VS. U STED Tú = you (informal/familiar) Use “tú” when talking to people with whom you are on a first name basis. friends family small children people younger than you pets Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) Use “Usted” when talking with people to whom you should show respect. People in authority (police, teachers, bosses, etc.) Strangers Acquaintances Adults

In Spanish there are two ways to say “all of you” Vosotros/Vosotras Ustedes Vosotros/vosotras are the plural forms of tú. Ustedes is the plural form of usted. Vosotros is used when talking to a familiar group of males or a mixed group. Vosotras is used when talking to a familiar group of females. Vosotros is used only in Spain. D IFFERENCES – Y OU - ALL

The plural you form “ustedes” is used differently in Spain and Latin America. In Spain, vosotros/as is used when talking to an informal group. Ustedes is used to address a formal group. In Latin America, ustedes is generally used in both formal and informal situations. (They don’t use vosotros/as) D IFFERENCES – Y OU - ALL

R EVIEW Tú & Usted = you (talking to one person) Vosotros & Ustedes = you (talking to more than one person… “you all” ) Familiar tú Formal usted Friend Relative Someone your age or younger Teacher Adult you’ve just met Showing respect Someone older Friend Relative Someone your age or younger Familiar (In Spain) vosotros Formal & Familiar ustedes Any group

H ABLEMOS ( TO THEM ) + E SCRIBAMOS 1. Two or more teachers 3. Your best friend 2. A group of female students (in Spain) 6. A group of male and female students in Spain 5. Two or male males 4. A school principal

H ABLEMOS ( ABOUT THEM ) + E SCRIBAMOS 1. Two or more teachers 3. Your best friend 2. A group of female students (in Spain) 6. A group of male and female students in Spain 5. Two or male males 4. A school principal

W HITE B OARDS : S UBJECT P RONOUNS

L OS PRONOMBRES … 1. You (singular, familiar) 2. We (guys and girls) 3. I 4. You (plural, familiar or formal) 5. She 6. You (plural, familiar, Spain)

L OS PRONOMBRES – “ TO ” 1. Your best friend (female) 2. A group of people your age (all female) (Spain) 3. A school vice principal (male) 4. Senior citizen/older person (male) 5. Teacher (female) 6. A group of pre-schoolers (all girls in Spain)

L OS PRONOMBRES – “ ABOUT ” 1. Your best friend (female) 2. A group of people your age (all female) (Spain) 3. A school vice principal (male) 4. Senior citizen/older person (male) 5. Teacher (female) 6. A group of pre-schoolers (all girls in Spain)