Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Subject pronouns refer to pronouns
acting as the subject of a sentence. Let’s take a look.
Singular
st
1 person
2nd person
3rd person
I
you
he she it
Plural
we
you
they
This chart shows the subject pronouns in English. These pronouns are organized into
the columns of singular, when you’re just talking about one person, or plural, when you
are talking about more than one person.
They are also organized into the rows of 1st person, when you are talking about
yourself, 2nd person, when you are talking to others, and 3 rd person, when you are
talking about others.
Now let’s see how Spanish conveys these same ideas.
The word for “I” in Spanish is yo.
Yo soy de México.
I am from Mexico.
There are actually two ways to say “you”: tú and usted. You’ll learn later on when to
use each one.
Tú eres mi amigo.
You are my friend.
Usted es mi maestro.
You are my teacher.
To say “he” use él, and “she” is ella.
Él es mi papá.
Ella es mi mamá.
He is my father.
She is my mother.
Nosotros and nosotras are the two different ways to say “we” in Spanish.
Nosotros somos estudiantes.
We are students.
Nosotras somos hermanas.
We are sisters.
Can you believe that there are actually three different ways to say “you all?” There’s
vosotros, vosotras, and ustedes. Again, you’ll learn about the differences a little later.
Vosotros sois mis compañeros de clase.
You all are my classmates.
Vosotras habláis español.
You all speak Spanish.
Ustedes comprenden inglés.
You all understand English.
Finally, the Spanish words for “they” are ellos and ellas.
Ellos son altos.
They are tall.
Ellas son inteligentes.
They are intelligent.
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Subject Pronouns
Here’s a summary chart with all the Spanish subject pronouns together.
yo
tú
usted
él
ella
Subject Pronouns
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ustedes
ellos
ellas
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