Remember that verbs change depending on the person. They also change when there is more than one person!
ser to be |
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yo | soy I am |
tú | eres you are (informal) |
él / ella usted |
es he/she/it is you are (formal) |
nosotros / nosotras | somos we are |
ellos / ellas ustedes |
son they are you all are |
hablar to talk |
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yo | hablo I talk |
tú | hablas you talk (informal) |
él / ella usted |
habla he/she/it talks you talk (formal) |
nosotros / nosotras | hablamos we talk |
ellos / ellas ustedes |
hablan they talk you all talk |
You already know that to make a word plural you add an -s. But this only works if the word ends in a vowel! When it ends in a consonant, you’ll need to add -es.
By now you know all the important question words in Spanish!
¿Cuántos amigos tienes?
How many friends to you have?
¿Cuántas universidades tiene México?
How many universities does Mexico have?
¿Por qué estás preocupada?
Why are you worried?
Señora, ¿cuál es su dirección?
Ma’am, what is your address?