Personal pronouns
What does "nosotros" mean in English?
It means "we"
What is an infinitive?
Infinitives are the basic form of a verb. In Spanish they end in -AR -ER -IR.
CANTAR - to sing
COMER - to eat
DORMIR - to sleep
How do ask someone: What is your name?
¿Como te llamas?
¿Cuál es tu nombre?
I like to draw
Me gusta dibujar
Each sentence have a mistake. Find it and correct it.
Do you understand? What do need to do?
Find the mistake and correct it.
Do do we say "I" in Spanish
Yo
Verb "SER" means .....
Verb "SER" means To be.
How do we ask someone: How old are you?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Pleasure to meet you. My name is Susan, I am a student.
Encantado de conocerte. Mi nombre es Susan, yo soy estudiante.
Yo me llamo es Robert
Mistake: ES
Yo me llamo Robert.
Explain how many "you" (singular) do we use in Spanish, and how and when do we use them?
Tu - it is used to address people we already know like friends and family.
Usted - it is used to address people we respect like teachers, older people and people we don't know.
What are 3 things we need to know about verb "GUSTAR"
- the actual translation is to be pleasing.
- Gustar is a special verb.
- always uses IOP (Indirect Object Pronoun)
How do we ask someone: Where are you from?
¿De dónde eres?
I am 24 years old and my birthday is May 15th.
Yo tengo 24 años y mi cumpleaños es el quince de mayo.
Robert es 12 años.
Mistake: ES
Robert tiene 12 años.
Explain how may "you" (plural = y'all) are there in Spanish, and how and when do we use them?
Vosotros and Vosotras - are mainly used in Spain.
Ustedes is used in American Spanish speaking countries.
How do we say "we like"
Nos gusta
(A nosotros) nos gusta
How do we ask someone: what is your profession?
¿Cuál es tu profesión?
What is today's date?
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
A Laura gusta comer papas fritas
Mistake: the IOP is missing
A Laura le gusta comer papas fritas.
What are all the personal pronouns in Spanish?
yo
tu/usted
el/ ella
nosotros/nosotras
vosotros/vosotras
ustedes
ellos/ellas
Conjugate "SER" with all the personal pronouns.
HINT
I am we are
you are y'all are
she is/ he is they are
Yo soy Nosotros somos
Tu eres Ustedes son
Ella/el es Ellos/ ellas son
How do we ask someone: what do you like to do on the weekends?
¿Qué te gusta hacer los fines de semana?
I like Dallas, but I am from Houston.
Me gusta Dallas, pero yo soy de Houston
Chris es doctora.
Mistake: doctora is only used for female.
Chris es doctor.