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7 Cards in this Set
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yo soy nosotros somos
tu eres vosotros sois el es ellos son |
I am, you are
Ser is used to express 7 basic concepts: description, profession, point of origin, identification, material, possession or ownership, and where an event takes place |
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La casa es roja.
El libro es azul. Los carros son viejos. Somos simpaticos. ?Es la flor amarilla? |
Description
The house is red. The book is blue. The cars are old. We are nice. Is the flower yellow? |
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Yo soy estudiante.
El es arquitecto. Ellas son maestras excelentes. Somos doctores. Robertoes abogado. ?Eres tu ingeniero? |
Profession
I am a student. He is an architect. They are excellent teachers. We are doctors. Robert is a lawyer. Are you an engineer? spanish does not translate a/an when stating an unmodified profession unmodified:Jose es estudiante modified: Jose es un estudiante fantastico. |
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?De donde es Ud.?
De donde son Uds.? Yo soy de Nueva York ?De donde es ella? Somos de Italia. Ellos son de los Estados Unidos. El vino es de Portugal La cerveza es de Mexico. El cafe es de Brazil. de is never used to end a sentence |
Where are you from? (sing)
Where are you from? (pl) I am from New York. Where is she from? We are from Italy They are from the United States. The wine is from Portugal. The beer is from Mexico. The coffee is from Brazil. |
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Somos amigos.
Jose y Eduardo son hermanos. Pablo es espanol. ?Eres tu cubano? Ella es catolica? |
Identification
We are friends. Joe and Ed are brothers. Paul is Spanish. Are you Cuban? She is Catholic? |
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La mesa es de madera.
La bolsa es de plastico. Los zapatos son de cuero. Las ventanas son de vidrio. La casa es de piedra. |
Material
The table is of wood. The bag is of plastic. The shoes are of leather. The windows are of glass. The house is of stone. |
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La muneca es de la nina.
Los amigos son de Maria. La idea es de Pedro. El barco es del hombre rico. Los perros son del muchacho. Los gatos son del nino. El carro es de los amigos. La fiesta es en la casa de Jose. El concierto es en el club. |
Possesion or ownership
It's the child's doll (The doll is of the child.) They are Maria's friends. (The friends are of Maria.) The idea is Pedros. (The idea is of Pedro.) The boat belongs to the rich man. (The boat is of the rich man) The dogs belong to the boy. (The dogs are of the boy.) The cats belong to the child. (The cats are of the child) The car belongs to the friends. (The car is of the friends.) The party (takes place) in Joe's house. The concert is (takes place) in the club. |
