1. S UBJECT PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uOIhd YAOTYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uOIhd YAOTY (DO RE MI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDoK Y4VVuchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDoK Y4VVuc (RAP)

2. W HAT IS A PRONOUN ? It’s a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase containing a noun) Example: `He', `it', `who', and `anything' are pronouns. When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a Subject Pronoun. Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming.

3. C HECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun? In the following sentences identify & underline the Subject(s) and replace it/ them with a Subject Pronoun. Juan is the smartest student in class. Tomas likes to hang out with the girls. I like Rob. Mrs. Ness is cool. Maria is kinder than Fred. The car is not working. The house and yard both need work.

4. C HECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING Juan is the smartest student in class. He is the smartest student in class. Tomas likes to hang out with Jane and Carla. He likes to hang out with them. I like Rob. I like him. Mrs. Ness is cool. She is cool. Maria is kinder than Fred. She is kinder than him The car is not working. It is not working. The house and yard both need work. They both need work In your own words what is a Subject Pronoun?

5. W HAT ARE THE E NGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS ? SingularPlural 1 st personIWe 2 nd personYouYa’all 3 rd personHe, She, ItThey

6. E NGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR S PANISH EQUIVALENTS Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English, but there are some differences. SingularPlural 1 st person I = Yo We = nosotros (m) Nosotras (f) 2 nd person You (familiar) = tú You (formal) = Usted (Ud.) You (plural, familiar) = vosotros Vosotras You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.) 3 rd person He = él She = ella It= lo (m) la (f) They (m) = Ellos They (f) = Ellas Those= los (m) las (f)

7. T HE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN “YO” “Yo” means “I” and is used in the same way as in English. Yo soy americano. Yo soy estudiante. Note that it is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence: Mi amigo y yo…

8. S ECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN T Ú Tú means you (familiar/ informal) Used when talking to someone familiar We’ll learn more about this in a moment.

9. FORMAL YOU U STED (U D.) Usted means you (formal) Used when talking to someone you should respect. Abbreviated Capital U lower case d period. (Ud.) We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment. Quien Sera Milionario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6xpirjE82M

10. 3 RD PERSON SINGULAR MASCULINE ÉL Él = he It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man. used in the same way as its English counterpart: Jorge es mexicano. Él es de Guadalajara. DON’T forget the accent mark. If you do, you are actually writing the Spanish word for “the” él = heel = the

11. 3 RD PERSON SINGULAR F EMININE E LLA Ella = she It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman. used in the same way as its English counterpart: Rosa es mexicana. Ella es de Acapulco. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yah) not (el-lah) Remember ll= y sound.

12. Use nosotros/ nosotras to talk about a group of people that includes you. in English we have one word to talk about “we,” but in Spanish, we distinguish between “we” masculine and feminine: Juan: “Mi hermano y yo somos de Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires.” Juana: “Mi hermana y yo somos de Bolivia. Nosotras vivimos en La Paz.” use the masculine pronoun if it refers to a mixed group: Juan: “Mi hermano, mi novia, y yo somos de Argentina. Nosotros vivimos en Buenos Aires.” Juana: “Mi hermana, mis padres, y yo somos de Bolivia. Nosotros vivimos en La Paz. T HE FIRST PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN “N OSOTROS / NOSOTRAS ”

13. 3 RD PERSON P LURAL MASCULINE E LLOS Ellos = They (masculine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group. used in the same way as its English counterpart: Jorge y Pepe son mexicanos. Ellos son de Guadalajara. Jorge y Ana son alumnos. Ellos son amigos también. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yohs) not (el-lohs) Remember ll= y sound.

14. 3 RD PERSON PLURAL F EMININE E LLAS Ellas = They (feminine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females. used in the same way as its English counterpart: Sofía y Ana son alumnas. Ellas son amigas también. Please pronounce it correctly. It sounds like (eh-yahs) not (el-lahs) Remember ll= y sound.

15. 2 ND P ERSONAL FAMILIAR YOU P LURAL V OSOTROS / V OSOTRAS Used when talking TO a group of familiar people We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

16. 2 ND P ERSONAL FORMAL YOU P LURAL U STEDES (U DS.) Abbriviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower case “s” period. (Uds.) Used when talking TO a group of formal people. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment.

17. YOU, Y OU, AND Y OU In English, there is only one “YOU”. It is singular and plural, masculine and feminine, formal and informal Note: y’all or you all is not standard English, but we will use it to help learn the Spanish forms of “you”. In Spanish there are 5 ways to express “you” tú usted (Ud.) vosotros vosotras ustedes (Uds.)

18. Let’s look at the singular forms first. Each one has a specific time when it used. If you use the wrong one, it can be offensive to the person with whom you are speaking. D IFFERENCES – YOU: T Ú VS. U STED Tú = you (informal/familiar) Use “tú” when talking to people with whom you are on a first name basis. friends family small children people younger than you pets Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) Use “Usted” when talking with people to whom you should show respect. People in authority (police, teachers, bosses, etc.) Strangers Acquaintances Adults

19. C HECK FOR U NDERSTANDING TÚ & USTED Your best friend…? Your Spanish teacher…? Your best friend’s mother…? Your dog, Pepe….? Your school principal…? Mrs. Sanches, you next-door neighbor…? Your brother….? Your school bus driver…? Your teacher’s five- year-old son…? Your older brother’s girlfriend…? A salesman who comes to your front door….? Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?

20. C HECK FOR U NDERSTANDING TÚ & USTED tú Your best friend…? usted Your Spanish teacher…? usted Your best friend’s mother…? tú Your dog, Pepe….? usted Your school principal…? usted Mrs. Sanches, you next-door neighbor…? tú Your brother….? usted Your school bus driver…? tú Your teacher’s five- year-old son…? usted Your older brother’s girlfriend…? usted A salesman who comes to your front door….? Using the general rules concerning the usage of tú and usted, decide which form is best when addressing….?

21. In Spanish there are three ways to say “all of you” Vosotros Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Vosotros/vosotras are the plural forms of tú. Ustedes is the plural form of usted. Vosotros is used when talking to a familiar group of males or a mixed group. Vosotras is the feminine form of vosotros and is used when the entire group is female These two familiar forms are used primarily in Spain. D IFFERENCES – Y’ ALL

22. The plural you form “ustedes (Uds.)” Is used differently in Spain and Latin America. In Spain, vosotros/as is used when talking to an informal group. Uds. is used to address a formal group. In Latin America, Uds. is generally used in both formal and informal situations. (They don’t use vosotros/as) D IFFERENCES – Y’ ALL

23. C HECK FOR U NDERSTANDING V OSOTROS /V OSOTRAS & U STEDES Using the general rules concerning the usage of vosotros and ustedes decide which form is best when addressing….? Your close friends…? Your church leaders…? Your mother’s best friends…? Presenting at the Science fair….? Presenting at a family reunion…? Talking to a girl’s pre-school class…?

24. R EVIEW Yo = I First person singular Not capitalized unless the first word of the sentence Used to talk ABOUT yourself Nosotros/as = we First person plural distinguish between “we” masculine and feminine Used to talk ABOUT yourself and friends Tú = You (singular, informal/familiar) Second person Singular Use it to talk TO a person that is a friend or family member Vosotros/as = You (plural, familiar) Second person Plural Use it to talk TO a group of friends or family members. Third person singular Él = he Don’t forget the accent Use it to talk ABOUT a guy. Ella = she Use it to talk ABOUT a girl. Watch the pronunciation. Lo/la= it Third person plural Ellos = They (masculine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group. Ellas = They (feminine) It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females. Los/las= those Ud. = You (singular, formal) Use it to talk TO a person that is due respect. Uds. = You (plural) Use it to talk TO a group of people

25. E NGLISH SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THEIR S PANISH EQUIVALENTS Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English, but there are some differences. SingularPlural 1 st person I = Yo We = nosotros (m) Nosotras (f) 2 nd person You (familiar) = tú You (formal) = Usted (Ud.) You (plural, familiar) = vosotros Vosotras You (plural) = Ustedes (Uds.) 3 rd person He = él She = ella It= lo (m) la (f) They (m) = Ellos They (f) = Ellas Those= los (m) las (f)

26. C HECK FOR U NDERSTANDING Ejemplo Tom and Carla are going to the store. Ellos I wish you all (my teachers) would give me less homework. You are the cutest baby ever! …. and you, Mr. President? The girls think the rules don’t apply to them! Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace the underlined subjects in the sentences below. Jose likes to eat fish. Jane and I are traveling to Guatamala. Ya’ll are my favorite people. I love to see my friends. Tom thinks he’s all that. Janet is beautiful.

27. C HECK FOR U NDERSTANDING I wish Ustedes (Uds.) (my teachers) would give me less homework. Tú are the cutest baby ever! …. and usted(Ud.), Mr. President? The Ellas think the rules don’t apply to them! Identify the correct SPANISH subject pronoun to replace the underlined subjects in the sentences below. El likes to eat fish. Nosotros(as) are traveling to Guatamala. Vosotros(as) are my favorite people. I love to see my friends. El thinks he’s all that. Ella is beautiful.

28. U NDERSTANDING THE V ERB CHART Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb” chart. Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns, Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented with the chart SingularPlural 1 st person Person speakingPersons speaking 2 nd person Person (familiar) you are speaking to… Person (formal) you are speaking to… Persons (familiar) you are speaking to… Persons (formal) you are speaking to… 3 rd person Person/thing you are speaking about… Persons/thing you are speaking about…

29. C HECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb” chart below… lets see if you can fill in the missing concepts person …. Person….Persons….. person Person…. Persons…. person Person….Persons….

30. T HE C HART WITH VERBS Spanish Grammatical concepts are often taught using the “verb” chart. Verb Conjugation, Subject Pronouns, Indirect & Direct Object Pronouns are all presented with the chart SingularPlural 1 st person EstoyEstamos 2 nd person Estas Esta Estaís Estan 3 rd person EstaEstan

31. Plural Subject Pronouns V OCABULARY L ISTS & F LASH C ARDS Yo Tú Usted (Ud.) Él Ella Nosotros/ Nosotras Vosotros/ Vosotras Ustedes (Uds.) Ellos Ellas Singular Subject Pronouns Hola HI