Spanish - Lesson 4 - Dialog for Conjugation of the Verb Ser
Conjugation of the Verb ser - To Be
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The previous lesson showed the conjugation of the verb ser, meaning "to be". Our next dialog shows how to use this verb in sentences.
This is a conversation between a daughter and her parents.
¿Quiénes somos nosotros?
| una madre | a mom / mum, mother |
| quién (sing.) / quiénes (pl.) | who |
| (nosotros) somos | we are |
| MADRE: ¿Quiénes somos nosotros? | MOM: Who are we? |
| (ustedes) son | you (pl.) are |
| mi (sing.) / mis (pl.) | my |
| un padre | a father / parent |
| por supuesto | of course |
| CLAUDIA: ¡Ustedes son mis padres, por supuesto! | CLAUDIA: You are my parents, of course! |
| él es | he is |
| Pointing at her dad... | |
| MADRE: ¿Y quién es él? | MOM: And who is he? |
| CLAUDIA: Él es mi padre. | CLAUDIA: He is my father. |
| elle est | she is |
| Pointing at the family cat sitting on the sofa... | |
| MADRE: ¿Y quién es ella? | MOM: And who is she? |
| CLAUDIA: Ella es mi gato. | CLAUDIA: She is my cat. |
| (ellos) son | they are |
| abuelo (m.) / abuela (f.) / abuelos (pl.) | grandfather / grandmother / grandparents |
| Pointing at a picture on the shelf... | |
| MADRE: ¿Y quiénes son ellos? | MOM: And who are they? |
| CLAUDIA: Ellos son mis abuelos. | CLAUDIA: They are my grandparents. |
| tú eres | you (sing. familiar) are |
| (yo) soy | I am |
| una princesa | a princess |
| MADRE: ¿Y tú? | MOM: And you? |
| CLAUDIA: ¡Yo soy una princesa! | CLAUDIA: I am a princess! |
Additional Notes
We saw before that "mi" has a plural form "mis", used before plural nouns. The same goes for "tu / tus" meaning "your (informal)" and "su / sus" meaning "his", "her", "their", "your (formal)". For "nuestro" meaning "our" there are four forms: "nuestro", "nuestra", "nuestros", "nuestras", with the masculine / feminine and singular / plural forms matching the noun being possessed, so "our classes" is always "nuestras clases" regardless of whether the speakers are male or female (unlike with English "his class" vs. "her class", where the form matches the speaker's gender).
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