1. Los Pronombres Personales
Subject Pronouns in Spanish

2. But what is a pronoun anyway?
a noun that stands in place of the name of the person or object
Ex–
Mariela  She
Mariela is very pretty. She is also very nice.
The dog It
That dog is ugly, but it is very friendly.
The plates  They
The plates are broken. They can be thrown in the trash.
Subject pronouns
Pronouns that are used in place of the name of the subject of a sentence

4. Subject Pronouns in English
1st Person Singular I
1st Person Plural We
2nd Person Singular
You
2nd Person Plural
3rd person singular
He/ She/ It
3rd Person Plural
They

5. But what is first person?
Singular I
Plural We

6. …And second person?
Singular
You
Plural
You (all)

7. …And third person?
Singular
He/She/It
Plural
They

8. Los Pronombres Personales en Español
1st Person Singular
Yo (I)
1st Person Plural
(We)
Nosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.) Nosotras (fem. only)
2nd Person Singular
Tú (You- informal)
2nd Person Plural
(You– Spain only)
Vosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.)
Vosotras (fem. only)
3rd person singular
Él (He)
Ella (She)
Usted (Ud.) (You- formal)
(No “it”)
3rd Person Plural
(You pl.)
Ustedes (uds.)– Latin America
(They)
Ellos (masc./ masc. & fem.)
Ellas (fem. only)

9. When to use “tú”
A friend
A family member
Someone younger

10. When to use “usted” A stranger Someone older
Someone in authority or you want to show respect to

11. When to use “vosotros” or “vosotras”
ONLY IN SPAIN!
Vosotros
Group of males and females
Or all males
Vosotras
Only groups of all females

12. When to use “ustedes” (Uds.)
Addressing a group of people directly
In Spain, is a sign of respect and follows same rules as Ud.!
In Latin America
Any time addressing a group of people directly no matter your relation to them

13. ¡Repasemos! Yo

14. ¡Repasemos! Tú

15. In order to show respect…
Usted (Ud.)

16. ¡Repasemos! Él

17. ¡Repasemos!
Ella

18. ¡Repasemos!
Nosotros

19. ¡Repasemos!
Nosotras

20. In Spain only…
Vosotros

21. In Spain only…
Vosotras

22. In Spain to show respect and for everyone in Latin America…
Ustedes (Uds.)

23. ¡Repasemos!
Ellos

24. ¡Repasemos!
Ellas