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Ser en Español
The "to be" verb "Ser" in Español
| Pronoun/Question/Spanish | Verb Conj./Answer/English |
|---|---|
| Ser | To be |
| Yo | Soy |
| Tú | Eres |
| Ud., él, ella | Es |
| Nosotros | Somos |
| Vosotros | Sois |
| Uds. ellos, ellas | Son |
| What is the mnemonic device for "ser"? | ROBOT |
| What does R in "ROBOT" mean? | Relationships when talking about our relationship with someone else |
| What does O in "ROBOT" mean? | Occupation when talking about what we do for a living |
| What does B in "ROBOT" mean? | Basic characteristics like personality and features such as physical appearance and personality traits. |
| What does the second O in "ROBOT" mean? | Origin referring to their ethnicity or nationality |
| What does T in "ROBOT" mean? | Time such as it being noon or 2 PM. |
| Do we use "un" and "una" when describing someone's profession? | No, we do not include those articles. Ex: Yo soy professora. |
| Alta | Tall |
| Guapos | Good looking |
| Bonito(a) | Handsome/beautiful |
| Perezoso(a) | Lazy |
| Americano(a) | American |
| Puetrorriqueño(a) | Puerto Rican |
| Media | Thirty (In reference to half an hour) |
| Son Las dos y media. | It's 2:30. |
| Es el veinte de noviembre. | It's the 20th of November. |