En Español I1-1 Notes

Familiar vs. Formal, Ser, Subject Pronouns, Gustar

Using familiar and formal with greetings

There are different ways to say how are you in Spanish.

¿Cómo estás? and ¿Qué tal? are familiar greetings.

¿ Cómo está usted (Ud.)? is a formal greeting.

Using familiar and formal with greetings

Familiar greetings are used with: Family Friends Someone younger

Formal greetings are used with: A person you don’t know well(stranger) Someone older Someone for whom you wish to show respect (in

family or position of influence – i.e. President)

Subject Pronouns

Subjects are used at the beginning of a sentence to state who is doing the action.

Subject pronouns can replace a person’s name or description.

Masculine subject pronouns are used for all boys or a group of boys and girls.

Feminine subject pronouns are used for all girls only.

Yo

I

Nosotros/NosotrasWe (mas./fem.)

Tú

You (fam.)

Vosotros/Vosotras

You all (fam.) (Spain only)

Él/Ella/Usted (Ud.)He/She/You (for.)

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes(Uds.)They(mas/fem), You all (for.)

Subject pronouns

Yo soy

I am

Nosotros(as) somos

We (mas., fem.) are

Tú eres

You (fam.) are

Vosotros(as) sois

You all(mas., fem.) (fam.) are

Él, Ella, Ud. es

He/She is, You (for.) are

Ellos(as), Uds. son

They(mas., fem.), You all (for.) are

Ser forms with subject pronouns

Ser with Countries

To say where someone is from, use:Subject + Form of ser + de + Country

For example:

I am from the United States.Yo soy de los Estados Unidos.

You (fam.) are from Peru.Tú eres de Perú.

Gustar

To say what someone likes to do use the form of Gustar and an activity.

Activities:Bailar – to danceCantar – to singComer – to eatEscribir – to writeLeer – to readNadar – to swimPatinar – to skateTrabajar – to work

Me gusta()

I like

Nos gusta

We (mas., fem.) like

Te gusta

You (fam.) like

Os gusta

You all(mas., fem.) (fam.) like

Le gusta

He/She likes, You (for.) like

Les gusta

They(mas., fem.), You all (for.) like

Gustar – to like, to be pleasing to

GUSTAR WITH ACTIVITIES

Ex. I like to dance. Me gusta bailar.

Ex. You (fam.) like to swim. Te gusta nadar.

When you are talking about a dislike, just add no out front.

Ex. He doesn’t like to sing.No le gusta cantar.

Ex. We don’t like to work.No nos gusta trabajar.

¡Gracias por su atención!

El fin