The subject pronouns in Spanish are:

Singular

Plural

1st Person

yo

nosotros, nosotras

2nd Person

t, usted

ustedes

3rd Person

l, ella

ellos, ellas

1st Person = the person who is speaking

2nd Person = the person you are speaking to or
listening to
3rd Person = the person you are talking about
An explanation of what each Personal Pronoun is:
Persona
l

Situation

Pronou
n
Yo

= it refers to yourself

You

= the person you are

speaking to - informal (family

or friend)
Vos

You

= you in Argentina

Usted

You

= the person you are

speaking to - formal (respect,
older people)

He

= man or boy (another

person)

Ella

She

= woman or girl (another

person)

Nosotros
*

We

= t + yo OR Usted + yo

Nosotras
*

We
(fem)

= t + yo OR Usted + yo
(both are women / girls)

Vosotros

You

= t + t (this is not used

much in Latin America)

Vosotras

You
(fem)

= t + t (only women - this is

not used much in Latin
America)

Ellos **

They

= l + l OR l + ella

Ellas **

They
(fem)

= ella + ella (only women or

girls)

Ustedes

You

= Usted + Usted (= t + t in
Latin America)

*There
Nosotros
vs of
Nosotras
are two ways
saying "We" in Spanish
depending on who is speaking or in the "group".
If there is at least one man (or boy) in the "group"
of people, then "We" will be Nosotros in Spanish.
If there are only women (or girls) in the group, and
no men, then "We" will be Nosotras in Spanish.
You (man) + Man = Nosotros (= yo + l)

You (man) + Woman = Nosotros (= yo + ella)

You (woman) + Man = Nosotros (= yo + l)
You (woman) + Woman = Nosotras (= yo + ella)

**
vs Ellas
TheEllos
same applies
to "They" (ellos or ellos). If there
is one or more men in the group, then it will be
ellos.
If everyone in the group is female, then you would
use ellas.