1. Los pronombres
Pronouns

2. To talk about yourself
Whenever you need to talk about yourself, use the pronoun “yo”
Yo means I
Ej: Yo necesito un lápiz. =
I need a pencil.

3. To talk to someone
In Spanish, there are 3 words used for the English word “you” Tú
Usted
Ustedes

4. To talk to someone Tú Definition: You (familiar)
Use tú with people who you are familiar with and people who are the same age as you

5. To talk to someone You can use tú with Family members Friends
Classmates

6. To talk to someone Usted (Ud) Definition: You (formal)
Use usted with people who
you do not know well (not on a first name basis)
are older than you
you want to show respect

7. To talk to someone You can use usted with:
Someone you are meeting for the first time (who is older than you)
The principal or vice principal
Your friends’ parents

8. To talk to someone Ustedes (Uds) Definition: You (plural)
Use ustedes when you are talking to 2 or more people

9. Let’s practice Which pronoun would you use if you wanted to talk…
To your best friend
To all of your classmates
About yourself
To the principal
To your parents
To a cop
To your cousin

10. To talk about a person Él Definition: he
Use él to talk about a boy without using his name
Ej: Pablo quería 500 hipopótamos. 
Él quería 500 hipopótamos.

11. To talk about a person Ella Definition: she
Use ella to talk about a girl without using her name
Ej: Carolina quería 100 elefantes. 
Ella quería 100 elefantes.

12. To talk about yourself and someone else
Nosotros
Definition: we (masculine)
Use nosotros for a group of males (or for a mixed group of males and females) that includes you
Nosotras
Definition: we (feminine)
Use nosotras for a group of females that includes you

13. To talk about yourself and someone else
Ej:
Alejandro y yo
Raquel y yo
Tú y yo

14. To talk about 2+ people Ellos Definition: they (masculine)
Use ellos for males or for a mixed group of males and females
Ej:
Carlos y Daniel
Carlos y Amanda
Carlos, Amanda y Isabel

15. To talk about 2+ people Ellas Definition: they (feminine)
Use ellas for females
Ej:
Maria y Isabel

16. Let’s practice
Which pronouns would you use to talk about these people?
Victoria
Carlos y Mateo
Ricardo
Yourself and other girls
Emilia y Carmela
Yourself and other boys

17. A quick note
Most Spanish speakers use ustedes when speaking to two or more people. In some Spanish speaking areas, however, when they are speaking to two or more people whom they would address individually as tú, they use vosotros or vosotras.
We will not often use these forms, but you should learn to recognize them.

18. ¿Preguntas?