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Pronouns

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Pronouns


Spanish has the same pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, you [plural], they) as English. But, there are different pronouns for they if "they" refers to all men, or all women.

I = Yo (pronounced ieo, rhymes with Joe)

You = Tu (rhymes with too) This is a personal form and not used with strangers, only trusted family and friends.

You = Usted (rhymes with too-red) This is the "you" that you use with strangers or people who are casual acquaintances.

He = El (rhymes with bell) Easy, no.

She = Ella [ei-ya](rhymes with pay-ya) No problem, right.

We = nosotros (I can't think of a rhyme for this one)

You [plural] = ustedes (same as above with an "ez" at the end). This is the most common form in Latin America. Nevertheless there is another way....

You [plural] = vosotros (extremely uncommon, so I won't teach it to you any more. End of story.)

They [when all men] = ellos [ai-os](rhymes with "day-os", yes that's right. NO 'l' sound. The doulbe LL is pronounced like a Canadian "eh!")

They [when all women] = ellas [ai-as](rhymes with day-ass" - same as above!!)

They [when a mixed group] = Ellos [ai-os](sorry ladies, this is a macho language!)

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