Los Pronombres Personales Subject Pronouns Intro to Spanish

Los Pronombres Personales Subject Pronouns Intro to Spanish by Señora Segura Cold Spring Harbor High School January 2005

What are subject pronouns? o Pronouns can take the place of nouns. n o o o Nouns are people, animals, places, or things A subject pronoun will serve as the main actor of a sentence. Remember we use subject pronouns all the time in English. In Spanish, however subject pronouns are only use for emphasis or clarity

Subject Pronouns yo we nosotros nosotras I tú you él, ella, usted familiar he, she, you formal you all (Spain) they, you all vosotros vosotras ellos, ellas ustedes

Singular pronouns they represent one person yo First person singular I tú you él, ella, usted familiar he, she, you formal Second person singular, use to addresses a friend or peer Third person singular Usted “you” for addressing a stranger or someone whose title you see or someone older than you.

Plural pronouns they represent more than one person “you all” vosotros /vosotras In Spain is the familiar plural form used when addressing friends. we you all (Spain) In all other areas of the Spanish speaking world, ustedes (Uds. ) is used to mean you all, whether speaking to friends or strangers, to men or to women. they, you all nosotros nosotras vosotros vosotras ellos, ellas ustedes

Translate the following English pronouns into Spanish yo 1. - I ……………… tú 3. - you familiar ……………………. . ellas 4. - they femenine ………………… nosotros 2. - we ( 2 ways) …………………. . nosotras ……………………. . ella 5. - she ………………………. . él ustedes 6. - he ………………… 6. - you all (not in Spain) ……………………. . ellos 7. - they masculine …………………… vosotros 8. - you all Spain ( 2 ways) ……………… vosotras ……………….

tarea o o Copy pronouns chart in your notebook Complete the handout. El fin