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Spanish People Identifiers – How to Say Who is Doing the Action!
Saturday, 07 February 2009 16:21
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I haven’t been posting many Spanish grammar items here, so I think I”ll post a few things from the tutorial here and there. This short lesson has always received a lot of hits – so here it is.

Who are you talking about? People Words, otherwise known as "People Identifiers". Click on any picture below to listen to the pronunciation of the word 

hear audio mp3 yo 
(yo) 
I hear audio mp3 él
(ehl)

 

he

 

hear audio mp3
(too)
you hear audio mp3 nosotros
(noh-SOH-trohs)

 

we

 

hear audio mp3 usted
(oo-STED)
you
(polite,formal)
hear audio mp3 ellos
(AY-yohs)

 

they

 

hear audio mp3 ella
(AY-yah)
she hear audio mp3 ustedes
(oo-STEH-days)

 

you all

 

In some countries like Argentina, VOS is used instead of tú
In Spain they often use VOSOTROS for "you all"

Activity: People Words Worksheet

Quiz 1: People Words

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