Using familiar and formal with greetings There are different ways to say how are you in Spanish. ¿Cómo estás? and ¿Qué tal? are familiar greetings. ¿ Cómo está usted (Ud.)? is a formal greeting.

Using familiar and formal with greetings Familiar greetings are used with:  Family  Friends  Someone younger Formal greetings are used with:  A person you don’t know well(stranger)  Someone older  Someone for whom you wish to show respect (in family or position of influence – i.e. President)

Subject Pronouns Subjects are used at the beginning of a sentence to state who is doing the action. Subject pronouns can replace a person’s name or description. Masculine subject pronouns are used for all boys or a group of boys and girls. Feminine subject pronouns are used for all girls only.

Yo I Nosotros/ Nosotras We (mas./fem.) Tú You (fam.) Vosotros/Vosotras You all (fam.) (Spain only) Él/Ella/Usted (Ud.) He/She/You (for.) Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes(Uds.) They(mas/fem), You all (for.)

Yo soy I am Nosotros(as) somos We (mas., fem.) are Tú eres You (fam.) are Vosotros(as) sois You all(mas., fem.) (fam.) are Él, Ella, Ud. es He/She is, You (for.) are Ellos(as), Uds. son They(mas., fem.), You all (for.) are Ser forms with subject pronouns

Ser with Countries To say where someone is from, use: Subject + Form of ser + de + Country For example: I am from the United States. Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. You (fam.) are from Peru. Tú eres de Perú.

Gustar To say what someone likes to do use the form of Gustar and an activity. Activities: Bailar – to dance Cantar – to sing Comer – to eat Escribir – to write Leer – to read Nadar – to swim Patinar – to skate Trabajar – to work

Me gusta() I like Nos gusta We (mas., fem.) like Te gusta You (fam.) like Os gusta You all(mas., fem.) (fam.) like Le gusta He/She likes, You (for.) like Les gusta They(mas., fem.), You all (for.) like Gustar – to like, to be pleasing to

G USTAR WITH ACTIVITIES Ex. I like to dance. Me gusta bailar. Ex. You (fam.) like to swim. Te gusta nadar. When you are talking about a dislike, just add no out front. Ex. He doesn’t like to sing. No le gusta cantar. Ex. We don’t like to work. No nos gusta trabajar.

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