Spanish to English
yo / nosotros(as)
I / we
I / we
yo / nosotros(as)
Give 2 examples of 1st person in English and Spanish.
I / we
yo / nosotros(as)
I am Canadian.
Yo soy canadiense. (or Soy canadiense)
I am well.
Estoy bien. (Yo estoy bien.)
tú / usted
you (singular, informal and formal)
you (singular, informal and formal)
tú / usted
Give 1 example of 2nd person in English and 4 examples in Spanish.
you
tú / usted / ustedes / vosotros(as)
Are you Mexican? (informal, to a female)
¿Eres mexicana?
You are doing badly (feeling bad, sick, injured) (informal)
Estás mal (Tú estás mal.)
él / ella
he / she
he / she
él / ella
Give 3 examples of 3rd person in English and 4 examples in Spanish.
he / she / they
él / ella / ellos / ellasHe is tall.
Es alto. (Él es alto.)
Are both of these correct? Soy canadiense. Yo soy canadiense.
Yes, usually you can drop the pronoun, and it is still correct.
ustedes / vosotros
you (plural)
ustedes for informal and formal in Latin America
vosotros(as) for informal in Spain
ustedes for formal in Spain
you (plural) (y'all)
There are 2. Explain how they work.
ustedes / vosotros(as)
ustedes for informal and formal in Latin America
vosotros(as) for informal in Spain
ustedes for formal in Spain
In English, explain 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person.
1st person - I or we (I, myself am doing the speaking)
2nd person - you or y'all (speaking directly with someone)
3rd person - he, she, or they (speaking about someone)
"Son inteligentes." can mean 2 things. What are they?
Y'all are intelligent.
They are intelligent.
Is there sometimes a good reason to include the pronoun in a sentence?
Yes, for example, it is possible to be talking to someone and about someone in the same conversation. It is a good idea to clarify. For example, "Está bien" can mean "You are well," "He is well," or "She is well." To clarify, include, Usted, Él, or Ella. "Están bien" can mean "Y'all are well" or "They are well." To clarify, use Ustedes, Ellos, or Ellas.
ellos /ellas
they (masculine and feminine)
they (2 forms)
ellos / ellas (masculine and feminine)
List all the personal subject pronouns in Spanish. Include spelling differences for male / female; there are 12.
yo, tú, usted, él, ella, nosotros, nosotras, vosotros, vosotras, ustedes, ellos, ellas
Ellos and Ellas are expressed as the same word in English. What is is?
They
Is "I" the same as "me"? can you explain?
"I" is a subject pronoun. "me" is an object pronoun.
I gave the food to the customer. The customer gave me money, or The customer thanked me. In English, we sometimes use the same spelling for subject and object pronouns, but they have distinct functions in grammar (you and you, unlike he and him). Spanish has its own rules for subject and object pronouns.