spanish lesson - pronombres (pronouns)
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Learn the Spanish pronouns (pronombres) with this lesson.TRANSCRIPT
Pronombres
Objetivos
1. Aprender los pronombres en español
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that tell us who is performing any given action.
I go to the store
She eats pizza
We live in France
Pronouns
I go to the store Yo voy a la tienda
She eats pizza Ella come pizzaWe live in France Nosotros vivimos en
Francia
Pronouns
Yo(I)
Pronouns
Tú(You, informal)
Pronouns
Usted(You, formal)
Pronouns
As you have noticed, there are two different ways to say you.
● Tú● Usted
Pronouns
● Tú○ Friends or people we are familiar with○ Children
● Usted○ People we are not very familiar with○ When we want to show respect○ People a lot older than us
Pronouns
There are no strict rules about when to use tú and when to use usted.
In Spain, people tend to use tú more often, whereas in Latin countries usted is used most of the time, sometimes even with friends.
Pronouns
When in doubt, use usted!
Pronouns
Él(He)
Pronouns
Ella(She)
Pronouns
Note that there is no pronoun for it in Spanish.
Because verbs in Spanish have more information than English verbs, we don’t really need it!
We will come back to this topic when we learn about Spanish verbs.
Pronouns
Nosotros / Nosotras(We)
Pronouns
● Nosotros○ Group of all males○ Mixed group of males and females
● Nosotras○ Group of all females
Pronouns
Vosotros / Vosotras(You all, informal)
Pronouns
Vosotros is the plural form of tú. Therefore, we would use to talk about a group of friends or people younger than us.
Pronouns
Please note that vosotros is only used in Spain nowadays.
All the other Spanish speaking countries always use ustedes, even when talking about a group of friends or younger people.
Pronouns
● Vosotros○ Group of all males○ Mixed group of males and females
● Vosotras○ Group of all females
Pronouns
Ustedes(You all, formal)
Pronouns
Ellos / Ellas(They)
Pronouns
● Ellos○ Group of all males○ Mixed group of males and females
● Ellas○ Group of all females
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