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Lesson 3: Personal pronouns and Adjectives

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Welcome to learning Spanish with JC, the podcast created for all the independe

learners of Spanish. In this lesson you are going to learn:

The personal pronouns Adjectives masculine and feminine Adjectives plural and singular Vocabulary QuizThe personal pronouns (Pronombres personales)

In the lesson 2 we review a brief introduction of the personal pronouns when weconjugate the verb to be (verbo Ser), but here in this lesson I want to explain morecarefully the personal pronouns and some adjectives.

Espaol EnglishYo I

T You (Informal/familiar)Usted You (formal)l HeElla SheNosotros WeUstedes You-all (plural)Ellos They (masculine)Ellas They (feminine)

Remember the formal you (Usted) is used for reference to the teachers, bossesunknown and elders people.

HHoollaa!! YYoo ssooyy JJuuaann CCaarrllooss.. YYoo ssooyy aallttoo,, ddeellggaaddoo yy

rruubbiioo..HHii!! II aamm JJuuaann CCaarrllooss.. II aamm ttaallll,, tthhiinn aanndd bblloonndd..


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Personal Pronouns Adjectives

The adjectives are used commonly to describe a noun or for distinguish a noun in a

group of similar objects. In Spanish some adjectives can modify the form whenthey are applied to a noun masculine or feminine.

Yo soy alto. Iamtall.T eres alto. Youaretall.(Informalorfamiliar)Usted es alto/a. Youaretall.(Formalmasculine/feminine)l es alto. Heistall.Ella es alta. Sheistall.Nosotros somos altos. Wearetall.Ustedes son altos. Youallaretall.(plural)

Ellos son altos.Theyaretall.(masculine)

Ellas son altas. Theyaretall.(feminine)

Yo soy delgado. Iamthin.T eres delgado. Youarethin.Usted es delgado/a. Youarethin.l es delgado. Heisthin.Ella es delgada. Sheisthin.Nosotros somos delgados. Wearethin.Ustedes son delgados. Youallarethin.Ellos son delgados. Theyarethin.

Ellas son delgadas. Theyarethin.

Yo soy rubio. Iamblond.T eres rubio. Youareblond.Usted es rubio/a. Youareblond.l es rubio. Heisblond.Ella es rubia. Sheisblond.Nosotros somos rubios. Weareblond.Ustedes son rubios. Youallareblond.Ellos son rubios. Theyareblond.

Ellas son rubias. Theyareblond.

The adjectives that end in o usually are masculine and the adjectives that end in ausually are feminine. There are exceptions to these two rules and you will soon belearning them.


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Adjectives (Singular and plural)

In some cases the adjectives also can change the form depending if the word that the

modify is singular or plural.

El libro es amarillo. Thebookisyellow.Los libros son amarillos. Thebooksareyellow.La casa es amarilla. Thehouseisyellow.Las casas son amarillas. Thehousesareyellow.

El carro es rojo. Thecarisred.Los carros son rojos. Thecarsarered.La silla es roja. Thechairisred.

Las sillas son rojas.Thechairsarered.

Roberto es abogado. Robertoisalawyer.Carlos y Miguel son abogados. CarlosandMiguelarelawyers.Mara es abogada. Mariaisalawyer.Karla y Mara son abogadas. KarlaandMariaarelawyers.

Usted es fuerte. Youarestrong.(Singular)Ustedes son fuertes. Youarestrong.(Plural)

Yo soy mexicano. IamMexican.

Los estudiantes son mexicanos. ThestudentsareMexican.Usted es americano. YouareAmerican.Ellas son americanas. TheyareAmerican.

l es muy trabajador. Heisveryhard working.Ella es muy trabajadora. Sheisveryhardworking.Ellos son muy trabajadores. Theyareveryhardworking.

El caf est caliente. Thecoffeeishot.Los panes estn calientes. Thebreadsarehot.

El profesor es brillante. The

teacher

is

brilliant.Los estudiantes son brillantes. Thestudentsarebrilliant.

Some adjectives end in e like fuerte o caliente (strong or hot) dont have gender,they only have singular and plural.


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Lesson Vocabulary

Espaol English What is this?

Alto(a) Tall AdjectiveDelgado(a) Thin Adjective

Rubio(a) Blond Adjective

Amarillo(a) Yellow Adjective/color

Rojo(a) Red Adjective/color

Abogado(a) Lawyer Noun

Fuerte Strong Adjective

Mexicano(a) Mexican Adjective

Americano(a) American Adjective

Trabajador(a) Worker Adjective

Caf Coffee NounPan Bread Noun

Caliente Hot Adjective

Brillante(s) Brilliant Adjective

Profesor(es) Teacher(s) Noun

Estudiante(s) Student(s) Noun

Energa Energy Noun

Libro(s) Book(s) Noun

Blanco(a) White Adjective/color

Negro(a) Black Adjective/color

Azul Blue Adjective/color

Verde Green Adjective/color

Gris Gray Adjective/color

Morado(a) Purple Adjective/color

Marrn Brown Adjective/color

Anaranjado(a) Orange color Adjective/color

Rosado(a) Pink Adjective/color

Quiz

Choose the correct translation for each expression.

01. I

a. Yo.b. l.c. Usted

02. You (informal or familiar)


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a. Yob. l.c. T.

03. You (singular and formal)

a. Ustedb. Ustedesc. l.

04. She speaks.

a. l hablab. Ellas hablan.c. Ella habla.

05. She is a doctor.

a. l es doctor.b. Ellas son doctoras.c. Ella es doctora.

06. He is American.

a. Yo soy americano.b. l es americano.c. T eres americano.

07. Las mesas son blancas.

a. The tables are red.

b. The tables are black.c. The tables are white.

08. You are strong (singular).

a. Usted es fuerte.b. Ustedes son fuertes.c. Yo soy fuerte.

09. When you want to talk with your boss you use?

a. Tb. Ustedc. l

10. When you want to talk with your Young brother or sister you use?

a. Tb. Ustedc. l.

The answer key of this quiz is going to be public in the next lesson.The answers of the lesson 2 are: 01.c 02.b 03.a 04.c 05.c 06.b 07.c 08.c 09.a 10.c

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