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Spanish pronouns

Hi there! Today we are going to talk about Spanish pronouns. Do you know what a pronoun is? It is a word we use instead of repeating a noun. Let's start with the pronouns you probably already know: "I", "you", "he", "she", "it", "we", and "they".

In Spanish, we have different pronouns that we use depending on who we are talking about. For example, instead of saying "Juan is my friend. Juan is funny. Juan is nice", we can use pronouns to make the sentence shorter and easier to understand: "Juan is my friend. He is funny and nice."

Now, let's learn some Spanish pronouns.

First, we have the subject pronouns. These are the pronouns we use to talk about who is doing the action. They are:

- Yo (I)
- Tú (you, informal)
- Él (he)
- Ella (she)
- Nosotros/nosotras (we)
- Vosotros/vosotras (you all, informal)
- Ellos/ellas (they)

Next, we have the direct object pronouns. These are the pronouns we use to replace the noun that is receiving the action in the sentence. They are:

- Me (me)
- Te (you, informal)
- Lo (him, it)
- La (her, it)
- Nos (us)
- Os (you all, informal)
- Los (them, masculine or mixed gender)
- Las (them, feminine)

For example, instead of saying "Juan sees the dogs. Juan likes the dogs", we can say "Juan los ve. Juan los quiere" (Juan sees them. Juan likes them.)

Finally, we have the indirect object pronouns. These are the pronouns we use to replace the noun that is the recipient of the action indirectly. They are:

- Me (to me)
- Te (to you, informal)
- Le (to him/her/you formal)
- Nos (to us)
- Os (to you all, informal)
- Les (to them/you all formal)

For example, instead of saying "Juan gives the book to Maria. Juan gives the book to me", we can say "Juan le da el libro a Maria. Juan me da el libro" (Juan gives her the book. Juan gives me the book.)

Now that you know about Spanish pronouns, try using them in your sentences to make them shorter and easier to understand!