1.2: En contexto- Describing yourself and others using "ser"
- Subject pronouns
- The present tense of the verb ser
- Provide some personal information (e.g., your name, country/city of origin)
Marlenie is a university student in Texas. Here she introduces herself and her favorite building on her campus.
Transcripto : ¡Hola! Yo soy Marlenie. Yo soy tu guía ( your guide ). Yo soy tu compañera en la clase de español. Este es el edificio ( building ) académico.
Attribution: By Marlenie Arzamendi and Dylan Manshack, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 .
¿Comprendiste? Did you understand?
In the video above, how does Marlenie introduce herself?
- Mi nombre es Marlenie.
- Es un edificio.
- Yo soy Marlenie.
- Answer
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Yo soy Marlenie.
Using the video and transcript, fill in the chart with the missing information.
| Subject |
Yo (I) |
Tú (You, informal) |
Él/Ella; Usted (He/She; You, formal; it) |
Nosotros/Nosotras (We) |
Ellos/Ellas; Ustedes (They; You all) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ser (to be) | eres | somos | son |
- Answer
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Using the verb "ser" Subject Yo
(I)
Tú
(You, informal)
Él/Ella; Usted
(He/She; You, formal; it)
Nosotros/Nosotras
(We)
Ellos/Ellas; Ustedes
(They; You all)
ser (to be) soy eres es somos son
Based on what you have just seen, ser means _______________. Soy means ______________________________.
- Answer
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S er means ¨to be¨. Soy means ¨I am¨.