1st Young-adults

Grammar and Vocabulary

 Greetings: Saludos

 Subject Pronouns
1ºp. I Yo

2ºp. You Tú/ Vos /Usted

SINGULAR

He Él

3ºp She Ella

Él o Ella (animales
It o cosas)

1ºp. We Nosotros/as

2ºp. You Ustedes

PLURAL

Ellos o Ellas
3ºp. They (Personas,
animales y cosas)

Possessive Adjectives
my mi / mis
your tu / tus /su /sus
his su / sus
her su / sus
its su / sus
our nuestro/a/os/as
your Su/sus
their su / sus (ellos-
ellas)
  Verb “to be” (ser o estar)

 Question Words/Phrase
Why
What Where When How How old Who Which
Qué / Dónde Cuándo Cómo Qué edad Quién o Cuál o Por qué
Cuál Quiénes Cuáles

What is your name? What is his name? What is her name?

My name´s _________. His name´s _________. Her name’s _________.

What are their names? Their names are Susan and Julie.

Who are they? They’re Julie and Susan.

And you? What about you? How about you?

Who are you? Who is she? Who is he? Who are they?
I’m ________. She’s _______. He’s _______. They’re _______.

How old are you? How old is he? How old are they?
I am _______ years old. He is _______ years old. They are ________ years old.

 Nationalities and Countries

What nationality are you? What nationality is he? What nationality are they?
I’m Argentinian. He’s Italian. They’re Brazilian.

Where are you from? Where is he from? Where is she from?

I am from Córdoba. He is from Paris. She is from El Cairo
Informal Greetings
Let’s start by looking at an example of a conversation between two friends that meet in the street.
Since they are already friends, their conversation is informal:
– Hello!
– Hi!
– How are you?
– Great, thanks, and you?
– Fine, thanks.
Instead of “Hello”, we can also use “Hi”.
Usually, when someone asks us how we are, we answer “fine, thanks”. “Thanks” is a more informal
way of saying “thank you”.

Formal Greetings
Ok, let’s see another conversation example. This time the people do not know each other and are
meeting for the first time.
– How do you do? My name is John.
– Pleased to meet you. My name is Lyndsey.
The sentence “how do you do” is a set phrase. This means you do not have to explain how you
really are. You can simply answer with the same expression, or with “pleased to meet you”.

Formal greetings to introduce ourselves.

How do you do? /Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you

Nice to meet you and introductions

Time for another conversation! James, Lola and Sydney have just met.
James: How do you do? My name is James.
Lola: I’m Lola. Nice to meet you.
James: This is my wife, Sydney.
Sydney: Hi Lola! How are you?
Lola: Very well, thank you. And you?
Sydney: Fine, thanks.
We can say “nice to meet you” or “pleased to meet you”.
How do you spell your name/surname?

Can you spell your name, please?

Yes, I can. / Yes, Sure.
C – I – N –T – H – I – A

How do you spell this word?

What is your address?

It is 623 Pedro Oñate
Street/Road/Avenue.

What is your telephone

number?
It is ….
What is your ID number?
It is ….

How old are you?

I am ______ years old.