1. Pronouns, the verb SER, Adjectives

2. Subject Pronouns YoNosotros TúTúTúTúVosotros ÉlEllaUstedEllosEllasUstedes I you (informal) he she you (formal we yall (informal, Spain) they (m.) they (f.) you all

3. SER = to ______ be yonosotros túvosotros élellaUd.ellosellasUds. soy eres es somos sois son

4. Basic sentence structure in Spanish Subject + Verb +rest of sentence Rosaesalta. Paco y yosomosamigos. Los perrossongrandes.

5. How do adjectives agree in Spanish? Adjectives must agree in number & gender with the noun they describe. Los libros son __________. (viejo, vieja, viejos, viejas) Mi madre es ___________. (alto, alta, altos, altas) viejos alta

6. ¡Vamos a Practicar! -Make the adjective DELGADO (skinny) match each noun in GENDER & NUMBER 1. chico2. chica 3. amigas4. amigos delgadodelgada delgadasdelgados -Make the adjective INTELIGENTE (intelligent) match each noun in GENDER & NUMBER: 1. amiga2. amigo 3. chicos4. chicas inteligente inteligentes

7. What is an Adjective? An adjective is the part of sentence that describes a noun (person, place, thing). An adjective is the part of sentence that describes a noun (person, place, thing). For example: Paco is tall. For example: Paco is tall. (the adjective in this sentence is tall, because it describes Paco, a noun).

8. Adjectives In Spanish, adjectives MUST match the noun that it describes in both GENDER and in NUMBER. In Spanish, adjectives MUST match the noun that it describes in both GENDER and in NUMBER. For example: For example: La chica alta = The tall girl Las chicas altas = The tall girls

9. Gender Agreement Masculine (male) adjectives describe masculine nouns. Masculine (male) adjectives describe masculine nouns. For example: For example: Paco es alto y guapo. Feminine (female) adjectives describe feminine nouns. Feminine (female) adjectives describe feminine nouns. For example For example Juanita es baja y rubia.

10. What if there is a mixed group? If there is a mixed group (males and females), we always use the male form of the adjective (Sorry ladies ). If there is a mixed group (males and females), we always use the male form of the adjective (Sorry ladies ). For example: For example: Paco y Juanita son amigos buenos. *Even if there are 100,000,000 women and only 1 male, we use the male adjective.*