This document provides a quick reference guide to basic Spanish grammar concepts including: - The verb "to be" (ser and estar) in Spanish and its conjugations - Common Spanish pronouns and their English translations - Spanish equivalents for basic question words, demonstratives, days of the week, and expressions using "some" and "any" - Examples of essential expressions for greetings, understanding, and introductions

1. Quick Reference Guide
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
THE VERB "TO BE"
SPANISH AFFIRMATIVE DIMINUTIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
YO SOY I AM I'M I'M NOT AM I?
TÚ ERES YOU ARE YOU'RE YOU AREN'T ARE YOU?
ÉL ES HE IS HE'S HE ISN'T IS HE?
ELLA ES SHE IS SHE'S SHE ISN'T IS SHE?
ESO ES IT IS IT'S IT ISN'T IS IT?
NOSOTROS SOMOS WE ARE WE'RE WE AREN'T ARE WE?
USTEDES SON YOU ARE YOU'RE YOU AREN'T ARE YOU?
ELLOS SON THEY ARE THEY'RE THEY AREN'T ARE THEY
PRONOUNS
SUBJECT OBJECT POSS. ADJ POSS. PRO REFLEXIVE
I ME MY MINE MYSELF
YOU YOU YOUR YOURS YOURSELF
HE HIM HIS HIS HIMSELF
SHE HER HER HERS HERSELF
IT IT ITS ITS ITSELF
WE US OUR OURS OURSELVES
YOU YOU YOUR YOURS YOURSELVES
THEY THEM THEIR THEIRS THEMSELVES
QUESTION WORDS
ENGLISH SPANISH
WHAT QUÉ
WHEN CUÁNDO
WHERE DÓNDE
WHO QUIÉN
WHICH CUÁL
HOW CÓMO
WHY POR QUÉ

2. DEMONSTRATIVES
SINGULAR PLURAL SPANISH
THIS THESE ESTO(S)
THAT THOSE ESO(S)
DAYS OF THE WEEK
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
"SOME" AND "ANY"
EXAMPLES
THERE IS SOME WATER
SOME +
THERE ARE SOME GIRLS
THERE ISN'T ANY WATER
ANY -
THERE AREN'T ANY GIRLS
ANY (NORMALLY) ? IS THERE ANY WATER?
ARE THERE ANY GIRLS?
ESSENTIAL EXPRESSIONS
ENGLISH SPANISH
YES, PLEASE SÍ, POR FAVOR
NO, THANKS NO, GRACIAS
I DON'T UNDERSTAND NO ENTIENDO
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? ¿CÓMO TE LLAMAS?
MY NAME IS JOHN. ME LLAMO JOHN.