Galician Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Galician. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: eu
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You: ti (informal) / vostede (polite)
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He: el
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She: ela
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| We: nós |
| You (pl.): vós (informal) / vostedes (polite) |
| They: eles (M) / elas (F) |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: ámote / quérote (informal)- ámoo / ámoa / quéroo / quéroa (polite M-F)
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She is beautiful: ela é fermosa
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| We are happy: estamos felices |
| They are dancing: están bailando |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: me
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You: te / che
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Him: lle / a el
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Her: lle / a ela
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| Us: nos |
| You (pl.): vos |
| Them: os |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: dame o teu número de teléfono (informal) / déme o seu número de teléfono (polite)
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I can give you my email: podo darche (informal) / darlle (polite) o meu email
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| Tell him to call me: dille (informal) / dígalle (polite) que me chame |
| Can you call us?: podes / podedes chamarnos? (informal SG-PL)-pode / poden chamarnos? (polite SG-PL) |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: meu
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Your: teu
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His: seu
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Her: súa
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| Our: noso |
| Your (pl.): voso |
| Their: seus |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: o meu número de teléfono é...
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His email is . . .: o seu email é...
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: o noso soño é visitar España |
| Their country is beautiful: o seu país é fermoso |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: o meu, a miña
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Yours: o teu, a túa
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His: del
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Hers: dela
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| Ours: o noso, a nosa |
| Yours (pl.): o voso, a vosa |
| Theirs: os seus, as súas |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: o libro é meu
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Is this pen yours?: este bolígrafo é teu? (informal) / este bolígrafo é de vostede? (polite)
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| The shoes are hers: os zapatos son dela |
| Victory is ours: a victoria é nosa |
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