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Familiar and Formal Greetings

Familiar and Formal Greetings

There are different ways to say How are you? in Spanish. Familiar:

¿Cómo estás? / Cómo estás, tú (or name)? ¿Qué tal? (How’s it going?) Tú is a familiar way to say “you”.

Use with: Friends Family Member Someone Younger Formal: ¿Cómo está usted? Usted is a formal way to “you”. Use with: A person you don’t know/just met Someone older Someone for whom you want to show respect

Practice - Familiar and Formal Greetings

Actividad 7 - ¿Cómo estás? o ¿Cómo está usted? Pregúntale a cada personal como esta. (Ask each person how he

or she is.) Modelo – Juan

¿Cómo estás, Juan?

1. Antonio2. Señorita Díaz3. Felipe4. Señor Castro5. Luisa6. Señora Ramos7. Paquita8. Doctora Flores

1.¿Cómo estás, Antonio?2.¿Cómo está usted?3.¿Cómo estás? 4.¿Cómo está usted?5.¿Cómo estás?6.¿Cómo está usted? 7.¿Cómo estás?8.¿Cómo está?

Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

In Spanish, subject pronouns are used similarly to English. English Examples:

John he Mom and I we Susan and Raquel they Alma, Francisco and you you all

Subject pronouns can replace nouns and are the subjects in a sentence.

Some Spanish subject pronouns do not replace any nouns. (Yo, Tu, Usted)

Subject Pronouns

I

You (familiar)

He / She / It / You (formal)

We (masculine /mix gender)

feminine

They (masculine /mix gender) / They (feminine) / You all

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Singular Plural

* Normally verbs are placed in these boxes, and the spanish pronouns are on the outside of the box.

* Keep in mind that nouns have a “gender.” Therefore, certain pronouns must agree with the gender.

Yo

TúÉl, Ella, Usted

Nosotros/ Nosotras

Ellos/Ellas/

Ustedes

Subject Pronouns - Drill

Yo

TúÉl, Ella, Usted

Nosotros/ Nosotras

Ellos/Ellas/

Ustedes

What subject pronoun would match the following subjects?

1. Sofia 2. Raul3. The boys4. Mom and I5. I6. You (your friend) 7. Juana and Pablo8. Eva and you9. We (the policemen and I)10.You (your teacher)11.Your parents 12.My friend13.Your teachers (feminine)14.The doctor and the girl15.My community16.The contests

1. She 2. He 3. They (masculine)4. We (mix gender/ feminine)5. I6. You (familiar)7. They8. You all9. We (mix gender)10.You (formal)11.They (mix gender)12.He/She13.They (feminine)14.They (mix gender/feminine)15. It16.They

1. Ella2. El3. Ellos4. Nosotras(os)5. Yo6. Tu7. Ellos8. Ustedes9. Nosotros10.Usted11.Ellos12.El/Ella13.Ellas14.Ellos(as)15.Ella (la comunidad)16.Ellos

The Verb Ser

The Verb Ser

Definition: to be When you want to describe a person or explain who he or she is, use

the verb (infinitive) ser. Infinitive: Base form of the verb. This is like a person’s “being”.

Usually an unchanging characteristicOriginPhysical descriptionProfession

(don’t use “a” to identify. He is a police officer. El es policia. He IS police officer. )

The Verb Ser – TO BE

Yo Nosotros/as

Tu

El/Ella Ellos/EllasUsted Ustedes

soy

eres

es

somos

son

xam

are

is/are

are

are

I

You (familiar)

He/she/it/ you (formal)

we

They/you all

* Conjugate: Change the verb to agree with the subject.

Subject Pronouns - Drill

1. Sofia 2. Raul3. The boys4. Mom and I5. I6. You (your friend) 7. Juana and Pablo8. Eva and you9. We (the policemen and I)10.You (your teacher)11.Your parents 12.My friend13.Your teachers (feminine)14.The doctor and the girl15.My community16.The contests

eses

es

es

es

son

sonson

son

sonson

son

soysomos

somos

eres

Saying Where Someone Is From

Saying Where Someone Is From

To say where a person is from use: SER + DE + PLACE

Make sure ser agrees with the subject you are talking about!

Roberto / Miami Roberto es de Miami.Mi amiga y yo / Mexico

Mi amiga y yo somos de Mexico.

To Ask Where Someone Is From

To ask where someone is from: ¿De dónde + ser + subject?

Literally asking “from where is ..?” Make sure ser agrees with who you are asking about.Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres tú? Where are the students from?

¿De dónde son los estudiantes?

Saying What Someone Likes To Do

Saying What Someone Likes To Do

When you want to talk about what someone likes to do use:Form of Gustar + Infinitive

*Infinitive: Base form of a verb. (Unconjugated)

To say someone doesn’t like something use “no” before the phrase. (No me gusta leer.)

Yo

Tú

Él, Ella, Usted

Me gusta

Te gusta

Le gusta

If you want to clarify who you are talking about, put “a” before the person’s name.

To emphasize “I” use “A mi”To emphasize “you” use “A ti”

Examples: She likes to run.

Le gusta correr. I do not like to skate.

No no me gusta patinar. You like to swim.

Te gusta nadar.With emphasis or clarification: Juana does not like to sing.

A Juana no le gusta cantar. You like to eat.

A ti te gusta comer. I do not like to work.

A mi no me gusta trabajar.

To Ask If Someone Likes To Do Something

Simply change to formula to a question:¿ Form of Gustar + Infinitive?

To respond negatively to a question use “no, no”

Ex) ¿Te gusta bailar? Si, me gusta bailar. ¿A Ana le gusta correr? No, no le gusta correr.

Yo

Tú

Él, Ella, Usted

Me gusta

Te gusta

Le gusta