Grammar Highlights

## Verb Conjugation ### The Verb `Ser` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Yo soy | | **2nd** | Tú eres | | **3rd** | Él/Ella es | For example: - `¿Es de Brasil?` – Is he/she from Brazil? - `Es diseñador gráfico.` – He is a graphic designer. <br> ### The Verb `Tener` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Yo tengo | | **2nd** | Tú tienes | | **3rd** | Él/Ella tiene | For example: - `¿Qué edad tiene?` – How old is he/she? - `Tiene veintiséis años.` – He/She is twenty-six years old. <br> ### The Verb `Vivir` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Yo vivo | | **2nd** | Tú vives | | **3rd** | Él/Ella vive | For example: - `¿Dónde vive Valeria?` – Where does Valeria live? - `Vive en Medellín.` – He/She lives in Medellín. <br> ### The Verb `Gustar` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Me gusta | | **2nd** | Te gusta | | **3rd** | Le gusta | For example: - `Le gusta crear ideas.` – He/She likes to create ideas. - `¿Qué le gusta?` – What does he/she like? <br> ### The Verb `Llamarse` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Yo me llamo | | **2nd** | Tú te llamas | | **3rd** | Él/Ella se llama | For example: - `¿Cómo se llama tu colega?` – What is your colleague's name? - `Se llama Diego.` – His name is Diego. <br> ### The Verb `Trabajar` | Person | Conjugation | | :--- | :--- | | **1st** | Yo trabajo | | **2nd** | Tú trabajas trabaja | | **3rd** | Él/Ella trabaja | For example: - `¿Dónde trabaja?` – Where does he/she work? - `Trabaja en la oficina.` – He/She works in the office. <br> ## Words with Accent Marks These words that you learned in this section have accent marks in Spanish: - `Andrés` - `¿Cómo?` - `¿Cuál?` - `¿Dónde?` - `Él` - `Electrónico` - `Gráfico` - `Joaquín` - `Medellín` - `Méndez` - `México` - `Número` - `Panamá` - `República` - `Sí`* - `Teléfono` - `Veintiséis` - `Vélez` (* Only when this word should mean "yes" in the given context.) <br> ## `Él` vs. `El` In Spanish, accent marks are very important. They can change the entire meaning of a word. - **Él** is a pronoun. It means "He". - **El** is an article. It means "The". For example: - `Él es mi colega.` – He is my colleague. - `El libro es verde.` – The book is green. <br> ## `Sí` vs `Si` In Spanish, `sí` and `si` are very different. The accent mark on the letter **i** changes the function of the word. - **Sí** means **"yes"**. It's used to answer a question or confirm something. - **Si** means **"if"**. It's used to set a condition. For example: - `Sí, se llama Gino.` – Yes, his name is Gino. - `Si llueve mañana, no voy de compras.` – If it rains tomorrow, I won't go shopping. <br> ## Nationalities Nationalities are **not** capitalized in Spanish unless in certain cases where they start a sentence. For example: `Soy uruguaya` - I'm Uruguayan.