1. Spanish Subject Pronouns

2. A subject pronoun replaces a noun that is doing the action of a verb.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
A subject pronoun replaces a noun that is doing the action of a verb.

3. Subject pronouns
For example:
Señora White is my Spanish teacher. Señora White is very silly. Señora White loves dancing to the MAMBO!
In these sentences we can replace “Señora White” with “She” since we know who we are talking about and who is doing the action. “She” is a subject pronoun.

4. Let’s learn the SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish!
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Let’s learn the SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish!

5. YO = I
1st person singular
Used to talk about yourself

6. Tú = You
2nd person singular
Used to talk to someone
Informal

7. Usted (Ud.) = You 2nd person singular Used to talk to someone Formal
Has 3rd person verb conjugation

8. Él = He
3rd person singular
Used to talk about someone

9. Ella = She
3rd person singular
Used to talk about someone

10. (males only or a mixed group of males & females)
Nosotros (-as) = We
1st person plural (self is included)
Used to talk about yourself & others
Nosotras
(females only)
Nosotros
(males only or a mixed group of males & females)

11. Vosotros (-as) = You all
2nd person plural
Used to talk to more than 1 person
Informal
Mostly used in Spain.
Vosotros: Group of all males or a mix of males & females.
Vosotras: Group of all females.

12. Ustedes (UDS.) = You all 2nd person plural
Formal when used in Spain (vs. vosotros/as)
Used to talk to a group of 2 or more people
Has 3rd person plural conjugation

13. Ellos = They 3rd person plural Used to talk about more than 1 person
Can be a group of males or males & females.

14. Ellas = They 3rd person plural Used to talk about more than 1 person
Only refers to a group of girls

15. You can organize these pronouns in a simple chart to help understand them better.
Singular
Plural
Yo = I
Nosotros = we (all male or mixed group)
Nosotras = we (all female)
Tú = you (familiar)
Vosotros = all of you (familiar, male or mixed)
Vosotras = all of you (familiar, all female)
Él = he
Ella = she
Usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
Ellos = They (all male or mixed)
Ellas = They ( all female)
Ustedes (Uds.) = all of you