Spanish 1 Unidad 1 Etapa 1 ¡Bienvenido a Miami!

Familiar and Formal Greetings

Familiar and Formal Greetings There are different ways to say How are you? in Spanish. Familiar: ¿Cómo estás? / Cómo estás, tú (or name)? ¿Qué tal? (How’s it going?) Tú is a familiar way to say “you”. Use with: Friends Family Member Someone Younger Formal: ¿Cómo está usted? Usted is a formal way to “you”. A person you don’t know/just met Someone older Someone for whom you want to show respect

Practice - Familiar and Formal Greetings Actividad 7 - ¿Cómo estás? o ¿Cómo está usted? Pregúntale a cada personal como esta. (Ask each person how he or she is.) Modelo – Juan ¿Cómo estás, Juan? Antonio Señorita Díaz Felipe Señor Castro Luisa Señora Ramos Paquita Doctora Flores ¿Cómo estás, Antonio? ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo está?

Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns In Spanish, subject pronouns are used similarly to English. English Examples: John  he Mom and I  we Susan and Raquel  they Alma, Francisco and you  you all Subject pronouns can replace nouns and are the subjects in a sentence. Some Spanish subject pronouns do not replace any nouns. (Yo, Tu, Usted)

(masculine /mix gender) Subject Pronouns Nosotros/ Nosotras We (masculine /mix gender) feminine I Yo 1st person You (familiar) Tú 2nd person He / She / It / You (formal) Él, Ella, Usted Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes They (masculine /mix gender) / They (feminine) / You all 3rd person Singular Plural * Normally verbs are placed in these boxes, and the spanish pronouns are on the outside of the box. * Keep in mind that nouns have a “gender.” Therefore, certain pronouns must agree with the gender.

Subject Pronouns - Drill What subject pronoun would match the following subjects? Sofia Raul The boys Mom and I I You (your friend) Juana and Pablo Eva and you We (the policemen and I) You (your teacher) Your parents My friend Your teachers (feminine) The doctor and the girl My community The contests She He They (masculine) We (mix gender/ feminine) I You (familiar) They You all We (mix gender) You (formal) They (mix gender) He/She They (feminine) They (mix gender/feminine) It Ella El Ellos Nosotras(os) Yo Tu Ustedes Nosotros Usted El/Ella Ellas Ellos(as) Ella (la comunidad) Nosotros/ Nosotras Yo Tú Él, Ella, Usted Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes

The Verb Ser

The Verb Ser Definition: to be When you want to describe a person or explain who he or she is, use the verb (infinitive) ser. Infinitive: Base form of the verb. This is like a person’s “being”. Usually an unchanging characteristic Origin Physical description Profession (don’t use “a” to identify. He is a police officer.  El es policia.  He IS police officer. )

He/she/it/ you (formal) The Verb Ser – TO BE * Conjugate: Change the verb to agree with the subject. Yo Nosotros/as Tu El/Ella Ellos/Ellas Usted Ustedes soy somos I am are we eres x You (familiar) are es son is/are are He/she/it/ you (formal) They/you all

Subject Pronouns - Drill Sofia Raul The boys Mom and I I You (your friend) Juana and Pablo Eva and you We (the policemen and I) You (your teacher) Your parents My friend Your teachers (feminine) The doctor and the girl My community The contests es es son somos soy eres son son somos es son es son son es son

Saying Where Someone Is From

Saying Where Someone Is From To say where a person is from use: SER + DE + PLACE Make sure ser agrees with the subject you are talking about! Roberto / Miami  Roberto es de Miami. Mi amiga y yo / Mexico  Mi amiga y yo somos de Mexico.

To Ask Where Someone Is From ¿De dónde + ser + subject? Literally asking “from where is ..?” Make sure ser agrees with who you are asking about. Where are you from?  ¿De dónde eres tú? Where are the students from?  ¿De dónde son los estudiantes?

Saying What Someone Likes To Do

Saying What Someone Likes To Do When you want to talk about what someone likes to do use: Form of Gustar + Infinitive *Infinitive: Base form of a verb. (Unconjugated) To say someone doesn’t like something use “no” before the phrase. (No me gusta leer.) If you want to clarify who you are talking about, put “a” before the person’s name. To emphasize “I” use “A mi” To emphasize “you” use “A ti” Yo Me gusta Tú Te gusta Él, Ella, Usted Le gusta

Examples: She likes to run. Le gusta correr. I do not like to skate. No no me gusta patinar. You like to swim. Te gusta nadar. With emphasis or clarification: Juana does not like to sing. A Juana no le gusta cantar. You like to eat. A ti te gusta comer. I do not like to work. A mi no me gusta trabajar.

To Ask If Someone Likes To Do Something Simply change to formula to a question: ¿ Form of Gustar + Infinitive? To respond negatively to a question use “no, no” Ex) ¿Te gusta bailar?  Si, me gusta bailar. ¿A Ana le gusta correr?  No, no le gusta correr. Yo Me gusta Tú Te gusta Él, Ella, Usted Le gusta