1. Los Pronombres Personales Subject Pronouns in Spanish

2. But what is a pronoun anyway? a noun that stands in place of the name of the person or object Ex– Mariela  She Mariela is very pretty. She is also very nice. The dog  It That dog is ugly, but it is very friendly. The plates  They The plates are broken. They can be thrown in the trash. Subject pronouns Pronouns that are used in place of the name of the subject of a sentence

4. Subject Pronouns in English 1 st Person Singular I 1 st Person Plural We 2 nd Person Singular You 2 nd Person Plural You 3 rd person singular He/ She/ It 3 rd Person Plural They

5. But what is first person? Singular I Plural We

6. …And second person? Singular You Plural You (all)

7. …And third person? Singular He/She/It Plural They

8. Los Pronombres Personales en Español 1 st Person Singular Yo (I) 1 st Person Plural (We) Nosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.) Nosotras (fem. only) 2 nd Person Singular Tú (You- informal) 2 nd Person Plural (You– Spain only) Vosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.) Vosotras (fem. only) 3 rd person singular Él (He) Ella (She) Usted (Ud.) (You- formal) (No “it”) 3 rd Person Plural (You pl.) Ustedes (uds.)– Latin America (They) Ellos (masc./ masc. & fem.) Ellas (fem. only)

9. When to use “tú” A friend A family member Someone younger

10. When to use “usted” A stranger Someone older Someone in authority or you want to show respect to

11. When to use “vosotros” or “vosotras” ONLY IN SPAIN! Vosotros Group of males and females Or all males Vosotras Only groups of all females

12. When to use “ustedes” (Uds.) Addressing a group of people directly In Spain, is a sign of respect and follows same rules as Ud.! In Latin America Any time addressing a group of people directly no matter your relation to them

13. ¡Repasemos! Yo

14. ¡Repasemos! Tú

15. In order to show respect… Usted (Ud.)

16. ¡Repasemos! Él

17. ¡Repasemos! Ella

18. ¡Repasemos! Nosotros

19. ¡Repasemos! Nosotras

20. In Spain only… Vosotros

21. In Spain only… Vosotras

22. In Spain to show respect and for everyone in Latin America… Ustedes (Uds.)

23. ¡Repasemos! Ellos

24. ¡Repasemos! Ellas