This document provides a lesson on personal pronouns in Spanish. It introduces the first person singular pronoun "yo" and the first person plural "nosotros/as". It then covers the second person singular informal "tú", second person singular formal "usted", and second person plural "vosotros/as" and "ustedes". The third person singular pronouns "él" and "ella" and third person plural "ellos" and "ellas" are also introduced. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper use of these pronouns depending on whether the subject is one person or a group. Pronunciation tips are included for specific letters. The lesson emphasizes the cultural implications of using the

1. You (formal, sing.)
Usted
Lesson 3 | Personal pronouns

3. ¡Hola!
Lesson 3 on Basic Spanish!

4. English Spanish
Hello/ Hi! ¡Hola!
Good morning! ¡Buenos días!
Good afternoon!/evening! ¡Buenas tardes!
Good night! ¡Buenas noches!
Revision

5. English Spanish
Welcome Bienvenido(s)/Bienvenida(s)
Sorry Lo siento
Excuse me (begging pardon) Perdón
Excuse me! (seeking attention) ¡Discúlpeme!
Please Por favor
Bye! ¡Adiós!
Thank you Gracias
Fine, thank you Bien, gracias
You're welcome De nada
Nice to meet you Mucho gusto
Revision

6. For learning useful and interesting
conversations in Spanish, it is essential that
we learn some basics which will help us with
conversations in future...
What's in store today?

7. 1 Personal pronouns and their usage
Lesson objectives

8. Today we will look at personal
pronouns (like I, she, he, you etc.) and their
forms in Spanish – these would act as a
foundation for us to move on to
conversational lessons
Let's start with ‘I’ and its plural form ‘We’
Personal pronouns

9. Singular
(I)
Plural
(We)
I/ We Yo Nosotros/as
Personal pronouns

10. Pronunciation tip
The 'y' in 'Yo' is pronounced like the English
'y' in some areas, sounding just as it would
in English, while in others, it takes up the
sound of the English letter 'j'

11. You
Singular Plural
Informal Tú Vosotros/as
Formal Usted Ustedes
Personal pronouns

12. In Spain and Argentina, the informal forms tú or
vosotros/as are used more often instead of the formal
forms like usted
Although the formal forms are commonly used in
Latin America
Culturally speaking

13. Usually, the singular informal tú is used
when speaking with family
members, children, friends or close
acquaintances
While usted is used otherwise
Culturally speaking : When to use Tú

14. If you're uncertain which one to use, it is
usually better to use usted, unless the other
person starts speaking to you using tú, in
which case it is usually OK to reciprocate
¿Le puedo tutear? (Can I address informally
with tú?) is often used to seek permission to
start using tú
Culturally speaking : When to use Tú

15. You
Singular Plural
Informal Tú Vosotros/as
Formal Usted Ustedes
So do you remember?

16. Singular Plural
He/ They
(male/mixed)
Él Ellos
She/ They
(female)
Ella Ellas
Personal pronouns

17. Did you notice the pronunciation of 'Ella'?
In Spanish 'll' takes up the sound of 'y' in
some areas and a soft 'j' in others
So you'll hear both 'e-yah' and 'e-jah'
Pronunciation tip

18. Noun
Ana
Correct pronoun
Ella (She)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

19. Noun
Ana y Luis
(Ana and Luis)
Correct Pronoun
Ellos
(Them, mixed group)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

20. Did you notice the letter 'y' in Ana y Luis
'y' = and
'y' is pronounced same as the sound of the
letter ‘e’ in English
Grammar tip

21. Noun
José, Luis y Mark
(José, Luis and Mark)
Correct pronoun
Ellos
(Them, male group)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

22. José is pronounced as 'H-osay' with a stress
on ‘e’ (as it is accented) almost sounding like
the the 'ei' in eight
The letter 'J' sounds like 'H' in Spanish
Pronunciation tip

23. Noun
Ana y María
(Ana and María)
Correct pronoun
Ellas
(Them, girls group)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

24. Noun
María y tú (María
and You (inf.))
Correct pronoun
Vosotras/os
(You, pl., informal)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

25. María y tú -> Vosotras/os
We put the right option as 'vosotras' or 'vosotros'
because 'tú' is informal
Use of 'vosotros' or 'vosotras' will depend on the
gender of the group
If it is all females we will use 'vosotras', otherwise we
will use 'vosotros'
Did you notice?

26. Noun
María y usted
(María and You(for.))
Correct pronoun
Ustedes
(You, formal)
Review: Which pronoun would you use?

27. María y usted as a group would be treated
formally because 'usted' is formal
Hence they are together referred to
as 'Ustedes'
So remember!

28. Let's revise!
Noun
(assume all males)
Spanish Pronoun
José Él
José y yo Nosotros
José y Carlos Ellos
José, Carlos y yo Nosotros
Carlos y tú Vosotros
Carlos y usted Ustedes

29. Singular
(I)
Plural
(We)
I/ We Yo Nosotros/as
Revision

30. You
Singular Plural
Informal Tú Vosotros/as
Formal Usted Ustedes
Revision

31. Singular Plural
He/ They
(male/mixed)
Él Ellos
She/ They
(female)
Ella Ellas
Revision

32. False friends, falsos amigos, are words
which look or sound similar in two different
languages but actually mean something else
Culture leaf

33. For example, if you’re embarrassed, you
may feel tempted to say embarazado (man)
or embarazada (woman) because they sound so
similar to the word 'embarrassed'...
However, that actually means I’m pregnant, which in
the case of a man especially would make you an
instant scientific wonder!! ☺
The right phrase to say is me da vergüenza
Culture leaf

34. In the next lesson we cover the most
important building block for moving to
conversations : the To-be verb along with
examples for its usage
Just a step away from starting to talk like
you were Spanish!
What’s next?

35. Content
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Martín, Carmen Alcalde Aramburu and
Maria J Bellido
Voice over
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37. Lesson 3 | Personal pronouns