{"id":10940,"date":"2017-11-08T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=10940"},"modified":"2017-11-29T09:53:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T14:53:13","slug":"spanish-pronouns-and-the-verbs-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-pronouns-and-the-verbs-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &#8220;To Be&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a beginner learner of Spanish, you&#8217;ll want to master the Spanish pronouns and the verbs &#8220;to be&#8221; right away. That&#8217;s right &#8211; there are two different verbs meaning &#8220;to be&#8221; in Spanish. One is for a permanent state, while the other is temporary. Learn more in this short video lesson.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10941\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10941\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10941\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &quot;To Be&quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellos son m\u00fasicos.<br \/>(They are musicians).<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Video<\/h2>\n<p>Follow along with the video to practice your pronunciation. The vocabulary is listed below, which you can copy\/paste for further study:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &quot;To Be&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cD_g2NRQnf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Spanish Pronouns<\/h3>\n<h3>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">yo<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">t\u00fa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you (familiar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">usted<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you (formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u00e9l<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">he<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ella<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">she<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">nosotros<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">we<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ustedes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you (plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellos<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they (masculine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellas<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they (feminine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><\/h3>\n<p>*Note = In Spain, the word <strong>vosotros<\/strong> is used for you (plural) in a familiar way. I have been studying Spanish in Mexico and Colombia and have not been taught to use this word, as it&#8217;s not common in Latin America.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The Verb &#8220;Ser&#8221; (Permanent)<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">yo soy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">t\u00fa eres<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (familiar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">usted es<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u00e9l es<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">he is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ella es<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">she is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">nosotros somos<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">we are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ustedes son<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellos son<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they are (masculine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellas son<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they are (feminine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The Verb &#8220;Estar&#8221; (Temporary)<\/h3>\n<h3>\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3 aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">yo estoy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">t\u00fa est\u00e1s<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (familiar)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">usted est\u00e1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u00e9l est\u00e1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">he is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ella est\u00e1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">she is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">nosotros estamos<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">we are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ustedes est\u00e1n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you are (plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellos est\u00e1n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they are (masculine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ellas est\u00e1n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">they are (feminine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache --><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For now, just practice the pronouns combined with the two different verbs &#8220;to be.&#8221; In the next video lesson, we&#8217;ll look at some examples for each of them so you can start forming sentences on your own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &quot;To Be&quot;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSC02932.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>If you&#8217;re a beginner learner of Spanish, you&#8217;ll want to master the Spanish pronouns and the verbs &#8220;to be&#8221; right away. That&#8217;s right &#8211; there are two different verbs meaning &#8220;to be&#8221; in Spanish. One is for a permanent state, while the other is temporary. Learn more in this short video lesson. 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