1. Warm up 1.2
Describe one of your family members using 3 adjectives we just learned in Spanish.
REMEMBER: “o” is used at the end of the adjective to describe a male and “a” is used at the end of the adjective to describe a female.

2. The verb ser = “to be” First let’s look at our subject pronouns in English…
I  I am tall.
you  You are tall.
he  He is tall.
she  She is tall.
it  It is tall
we  We are tall.
you (plural)  You (plural) are tall.
they  They are tall.

3. Now let’s look at our subject pronouns in Spanish…
yo = I
tú = you (informal)
él = he  **NOTA: “el” without an accent means “the”
ella = she
usted = you (formal)
nosotros (as) = we
vosotros (as) = you (plural)  WE WILL NOT CONJUGATE FOR THIS FORM
ellos = they (masculine or mixed gender)
ellas = they (feminine)
ustedes = you (plural) (formal)

4. In this chapter we will only be working with the following subject pronouns…
yo = I
tú = you (informal)
él = he
ella = she

5. The verb ser = “to be” yo soy  I am tú eres  You (informal) are
él/ella es  He/she is
Yo soy alto.  I am tall.
Tú eres alto. You (informal) are tall.
Él es alto.  He is tall.
Ella es alta.  She is tall.

6. The verb ser…
To make a sentence negative, you simply put no in front of the verb.
- Antonio es alto. Él no es bajo.
*Antonio is tall. He is not short.
- Yo soy gracioso. Yo no soy serio.
*I am funny. I am not serious.

7. Now let’s learn some question words…
Who? = ¿Quién?
What? = ¿Qué?
How? = ¿Cómo?
Where? = ¿Dónde?
From where? = ¿De dónde?
Of what nationality? = ¿De qué nacionalidad?
No? / Right? = ¿No?

8. Let’s combine the verb “ser” with a question word…
1. ¿de dónde eres tú?
(From where are you?  Where are you from?)
**Since the question is in the “you form” what would we respond with?
- Yo soy de __________.
(I am from _________).
2. ¿de dónde es ella?
(From where is she?  Where is she from?)
- Ella es de _________.
(She is from ________).