Subject Pronouns

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Subject Pronouns
Who said that?
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What are they?

• Subject pronouns tell us WHO is doing an action
  in a sentence.
• In English, we have
• I We
• You Yall
• He/she They

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• I talk on the phone a lot.
• We dance sometimes.
• They draw very well.

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En español...

• When you are talking TO someone. These are the
  subject pronouns you can use
• Tú YOU speak Spanish!
• Usted YOU are a good teacher!
• Ustedes YOU guys are so smart!
• Vosotros YALL (males) are from Texas, right?
• Vosotras YALL (females) are from Texas, right?

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Tú

• Used when talking directly to someone informally
  (a friend, parent, pet, classmate, someone you
  are comfortable with.)

Tú cantas mucho!
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Usted

• Used when talking directly to someone formally
  (president, principal, teacher, elder)

Ud. no baila bien.
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Ustedes

• Used when talking to MORE THAN ONE person.
• Means You all or You guys
• In Spain, it is used when the group you are
  talking to is a formal group.
• Everywhere else, it is the only way to talk to
  more than one person.

Uds. dibujan bien.
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Vosotros, Vosotras

• ONLY used in SPAIN
• Used to talk to more than one person informally
  (a group of friends or classmates)

Vosotros estudiáis mucho!
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When you are talking about someone...

• Yo I am soooo pretty!
• Él HE sings so well!
• Ella SHE studies sometimes!
• Ellos THEY (males) teach Spanish!
• Ellas THEY (females) speak German!
• Nosotros WE (males) are the best!
• Nosotras WE (females) are the best!

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Yo

• Just means I.
• Used only when talking about yourself.

Yo esquio con mis amigos.
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Él

• Used when talking about one male.
• It means He

Él estudia las matemáticas.
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Ella

• Used when talking about one female.
• It means She

Ella habla por teléfono.
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Ellos

• The plural form of Él.
• Used when talking about more than one male OR a
  mixture of males and females.
• It means They

Ellos montan en bicicleta.
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Ellas

• Plural form of Ella.
• Used when talking about more than one female ONLY
  (no chicos allowed!)
• It means They also

Ellas montan en monopatín.
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Nosotros

• Used when talking about yourself AND someone
  else/other people.
• It means We.
• Often you will see
• Julia y yo nosotros
• Mi familia y yo nosotros
• Ella y yo nosotros

Nosotros estudiamos
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Nosotras

• The feminine form of We.
• Chicos will never ever use this.
• Only used when a chica is talking about herself
  and another girl.

Nosotras bailamos.
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To sum it up in a chart...
Yo I Nosotros We (males/females) Nosotras We (females only)
Tú You (informal) Vosotros Yall males/ females (Spain only) Vosotras Yall females (Spain only)
Ud. You (formal) Él He Ella She Uds. You all (formal) Ellos They (males/females) Ellas They (females only)
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Which subject pronoun would you use...

• To talk about a group of boys...
• Ellos
• To talk to a teacher...
• Ud.
• To talk about yourself and one other boy...
• Nosotros
• To talk to a group of female classmates in
  Spain...
• Vosotras

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• To talk about yourself...
• Yo
• To talk about a girl...
• Ella
• To talk to a girl your age...
• Tú
• To talk to a group of people in Mexico...
• Uds.
• To talk about a male teacher...
• Él

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