Spanish 1 - Ch. 1.1 - Subject Pronouns

ella

The name "Anita" can be replaced with___ when talking ABOUT her.

él

The name "Carlos" can be replaced with___ when talking ABOUT him.

ellos

The names "Carlos y Nicolás" can be replaced with___ when talking ABOUT them.

ustedes

Which "you" should be used when talking TO Esteban, Lola, Lupe y Carla?

tú

Which "you" should be used when talking TO Esteban?

ustedes

Which "you" should be used when talking TO Sr. García y Lola?

usted

Which "you" should be used when talking TO Sra. Gomez?

Use Usted when

adults you address with a title, such as señora, profesor(a)ó etc

Tú, usted, ustedes and vosotros (as)

all mean "you."

ustedes

all of you - plural

Use tü

anyone you call by his or her first name

Use tú with

family, friends, people your age or younger,

él

he

masculine form

if the group is mixed in gender, you will always use the

Ustedes

is usually written as Uds

ella

she

In Latin America use ustedes when

speaking to two or more people, regardless of age

In Spain use vosotros(as) when

speaking to two or people you call tú individually tú + tú =

Use ustedes when

talking to two or more people you call usted individually

ellas

they (females)

ellos

they (males)

nosotras

we (females) Us (pronoun y yo)

nosotros

we (males) (Names y yo)

vosotras

y'all - (plural/informal/females) (used in Spain)

vosotros

y'all - (plural/informal/males) (used in Spain)

usted

you (formal/singular)

tú

you (informal/singular)

people's names

you also use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, they) to tell who is doing the action. The subject pronouns replace

a subject

you can combine a subject pronoun and a name to form

Uds

you guys (a group not including you)

Vosotros

you would use _________ if you are talking about two friends or two people younger than you

nosotros

"Carlos y yo" can be replaced with___.

yo

I