Ser to be

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Ser (to be) Subject PronounsDos mundos p. 16
Singular
Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
informal you singular
you plural informal (Spain)
formal you singular
you plural Both formal informal
Ojo! There is no subject pronoun for it!
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Plurals

• Luckily for English speakers, Spanish plurals are
  formed like English plurals, by adding s or es
• BUT in Spanish, you also have to make the
  articles and adjectives plural!
• Singular Plural
• el hombre alto los hombres altos
• la mujer alta las mujeres altas
• un gato feo dos gatos feos
• una casa blanca dos casas blancas

Nouns and adjectives must agree in number and
gender
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Quién tiene ___? / Quiénes tienen ___?
pelo rubio
Matt tiene pelo rubio largo.
pelo lacio
Matt tiene pelo lacio y rubio.
pelo gris
Jack tiene pelo gris corto.
pelo rizado
Sammy tiene pelo rizado.
ojos azules
Matt tiene ojos azules.
ojos castaños
Jack y Sammy tienen ojos castaños.
lentes
Jack tiene lentes oscuros.
sombrero
Sammy tiene un sombrero azul y rojo.
barba
Jack tiene barba.
bigote
Sammy y Jack tienen bigotes.
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Tú vs. Usted

• In English you is both singular and plural.
  (you vs. you all or you guys)
• In English, theres no formal you, so I call
  whoever Im talking to you whether its my best
  friend or the Queen of England.
• Unlike English, Spanish has several words that
  all mean you.

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• singular plural
• familiar tú (vosotros/as)
• formal usted ustedes

Which pronoun you use depends on the formality of
the relationship between you and the other
person. Regardless, they all mean you.
(Tú) Eres alto/a. You are tall. (Usted) Es
alto/a. You are tall. (Vostros/as) Sois
altos/altas. You are tall. (Ustedes) Son
altos/altas. You are tall.
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Qué tiene?
Quién es?
Es Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah tiene pelo rizado negro. Tiene ojos
castaños.
Qué lleva?
Lleva un vestido rojo y aretes bonitos.
Cómo es?
Es muy simpática, rica, generosa y famosa. No es
perezosa ni tacaña.
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Cómo es?
Este hombre se llama Joe. Es
materialista, conservador, pesimista, y tacaño.
No es impulsivo.
Este guitarista se llama Rick. Es
artístico, cómico, entusiasta, y talentoso. No
es nervioso.
Esta mujer se llama Lilly. Es simpática,
idealista, filosófica, sincera e inteligente.
No es mentirosa.
Esta mujer se llama Helga. Es
antipática, agresiva, egoísta y tempermental. No
es tímida.
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• Accents Dont stress about stress.
• There is a tendency for English speakers to write
  accents on all the vowels
• when they start learning Spanish, but most words
  wont have a written accent
• Words ending in vowels, -n, or -s are stressed on
  the second-to-last syllable
• with no written accent
• gato casa zapatos origen
  generalmente esta corazones
• ga-to ca-sa za-pa-tos o-ri-gen
  ge-ner-al-men-te esta co-ra-zo-nes
• Words ending in consonants other than -n or -s
  are stressed on the last syllable
• with no written accent
• doctor ciudad comer papel arroz
• doc-tor ci-u-dad co-mer pa-pel a-rroz
• If rule 1 or 2 above is broken (for whatever
  reason), a written accent is used
• lapiz corazón miércoles habló
  está día
• lá-piz cor-a-zón mi-ér-co-les hab-ló
  es-tá dí-a
• Written accents are also used to differentiate
  between words