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Presenta a otras personas en Inglés

3/22
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When introducing other people, special care should be taken with these two words:

This (singular form).

It is used to introduce a person.
Example:
Ella es mi esposa - This is my wife.

These (plural form)

It is used to introduce several people.
Example:
Ellos son mis hijos - These are my kids.

Roleplay

The following is a conversation where the correct way to introduce other people is exemplified.

John: Hi, my name is John and this is my friend Cesar.
Cesar: Hi, my name is Cesar. I'm a full-stack developer. I'm 24 years old and I'm Colombian and this is my friend Elena.
Elena: My name is Elena. I'm 30 years old, I'm Colombian-American, I'm a teacher and this is my friend Anna.
Anna: Hi!, I'm Anna, I'm a teacher, I'm 25 years old and I'm Honduran.

To refer to all of them (plural) as his friends, John should say:

These are my friends!

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Notes📝


To introduce one person, we use This 🧑🏻
To introduce more than one person, we use These 👨‍👨‍👦
This is : Singular
These are : Plural

NOTES
Hi, my name is FREDY and this is my friend invisible

los subtítulos de esta clase son muy malos, están a destiempo

Vocabulary

This → Singular → Just one

These → Plural → Two or more people

Examples

This

  • This is my Girlfriend, Nailimer.
  • This is my mum, Rebeca.
  • This is my laptop.

These

  • These are my friends, Peter and Maria.
  • These are my parents.
  • These are my pencils

Practice
Writte✍️
This is my brother Edgar, He is farmer, He is Mexican and He has 25 years old.
These are my friends Luis and Paola, they are Mexicans, they have 23 years old and they are students Software Engineer.

** Speaking **🗣
My audio

This: Singular

  1. This is my mother she is beautiful.
  2. This is my friend. He is shy.

These: Prural

  1. These are my books, they are very important to me.
  2. These are my friends, they like to play soccer.

This is my girlfriend Vanessa, she has 30 years old, she is Colombian and works as a lawyer in a multinational.
These are my cats, Barbarita and Berenice. They are mother and daughter, Berenice live with my girlfriend and barbarita live with me.

-THIS IS MY FIRST COURSE OF THE WEEK.
-THESE ARE MY PARENTS WHO LIVE WITH ME.

  • (1st picture) This is DAY6’s Young K, he is a kpop singer from a band called DAY6, he also play the bass there and is my favorite songwriter/composer

  • (2nd picture) These are DAY6 members, from left to rigth: Jae, Sungjing, Dowoon, Young K and Wonpil. They all are awesome singers and songwriters.

  • Thanks to all the interviews and podcasts they have I improved my English skill, I think the secret is learn while you are doing something you really enjoy!

This is my english class.
These are my classmates

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Print and practice🟢.

Hallo.
This is my friend, Juan. He is Colombian, He is 26 years old, he is Chef, he work at Qbano.

It’s right?

Me encantan que hablen en Ingles, y puedo activar los subtítulos también en Ingles y lo entiendo todo. Soy muy feliz XD

This is my mom, she is 63 years old and she’s a receptionist.

Hi everyone, I’m Alex and this is my imaginary friend.

Examples:

This

  • This is my friend, Lucar
  • This is my mom, Martha
  • This is my brother Manuel
  • This is my dog Pancho
  • This is my grandfather Francisco

These

  • These are my friends, Peter and Maria
  • These are my parents
  • These are my pencils
  • These are my cars
  • These are my books
                           This is: Singular 
                            These are: Plural  

This= just one
Example:

1.This is my cat, he is very spleepy
2. This is my room and it is very tidy

These are= Two or more people
Example:

  1. These are my friends they are smart and funny.
  2. These are my favorite cities Conchagua and Lislique

This is my sister Laura, she is a student, she is from Colombia and has 15 Yeas old

Practice:

This:

  • This is my Mom, Beatriz

These

  • These are my parents, Beatriz and David
These is singular These are plural
Hi my name is Guillermo Elisondo, i am a SysAdmin/DevOps and this is my friend Elizabeth Batorry she is a vampire. Hello Antony, I introduce my friends these are my highschool friend Pedro and Maria.
* Este es mi hermano - **This is my brother.** * Esta es mi profesora - **This is my teacher.** * Ellos son mis padres - **These are my parents.** * Ellos son mis vecinos - **These are my neighbors.**
My name is Guillermo and this is my friend Erick. I'm a teacher. I'm from Perú. I'm Peruvian.
Practice write: Hello, I am Victor and this is my brother Carlos, he is a liar cough cough excuse me, a lawyer. He is 30 years old and he loves to watch stand-up. This is my girlfriend Mely, she is an architect, she is 26 years old and she loves papercrafts.
This is my Mother Maria, she is 59 years old and she is housewife, and these are my friends dilant and dilan, they are my friends from high school.
Hi. My name is Maria and This is My friend André. Hi. My name is André and This is My friend Liz This is singular This are My Friends: This is My friend André, This is My friend Liz This are Plural
This is my friend Maria, she is a nanny, she's 26 years old, she lives in Brazil,she has 3 children and a dog, she studied French in the Colombo university,she likes to read comics and hang out with your friends.
Aquí les comparto un diálogo para seguir aprendiendo :) **Alex:** Hey Sarah, have you met my colleagues? This is Mike from the marketing team, and this is Sophie, our graphic designer. **Sarah:** Hi Mike, hi Sophie! Nice to meet you. What are you currently working on? **Mike:** Hi Sarah! Currently, we're collaborating on a new campaign. Sophie is creating these amazing visuals to enhance our online presence. **Sophie:** Thanks, Mike! And Sarah, I've heard great things about your work too. **Sarah:** Likewise! I'm excited to be a part of this team. Looking forward to working together.

These are (for plural)

These are my pets:
This is my dog Sativa and this is my cat Motas 😃

This is my brother Felipe and these are my friends Jairo, William and Fernanda.

this is my friend Jimmy, these are my cousins.

Hi, my name is Gerardo. These are my parents. This is my father, Carlos and this is my mother, Vilma.
These are my brothers. This is my brother, Carlos and this is my brother, Felix.

This is my brother Mauricio.
This is my brother Julian.
These are my brother Mauricio and Julian.
These are my parents.
This is my best friend.
These are my colleagues.

This is my reply

  • This is my mom
  • This is my brother
  • This is my father
  • These are my Family

Hello my name is Karla Patricia, i am a bussines Admintration, i am married, I am Nicaraguan and I have 46 years old.
This is my husband Jose Andres, he is a Computer Engineer.
These are my daugthers Stefany Andrea and Maria Isabel.
These are my sons Jose Andres and Jose Carlo.

I love my family

This is my mother ana. She is 55 years old and she is Office Asistant. Her hair ish long.

These are my family. They are very fun when we travel together

Hi my name´s Ricardo, I am a teacher , I work at Colegio Americano, this is ELENA .

these are my friends: CARLOS, ENRIQUE AND jULIA.

good

Hi, my name is carlos these are my parents

Thank you¡

Nice too meet you Elena and Anna

Vocabulary
This → Singular → Just one

These → Plural → Two or more people

Examples
This
This is my Girlfriend, Nailimer.
This is my mum, Rebeca.
This is my laptop.
These
These are my friends, Peter and Maria.
These are my parents.
These are my pencils

Practice
Writte✍️
This is my brother Edgar, He is farmer, He is Mexican and He has 25 years old.
These are my friends Luis and Paola, they are Mexicans, they have 23 years old and they are students Software Engineer.

me gusta

Vocabulary
This → Singular → Just one

These → Plural → Two or more people

Examples
This
This is my Girlfriend, Nailimer.
This is my mum, Rebeca.
This is my laptop.
These
These are my friends, Peter and Maria.
These are my parents.
These are my pencils

to introduce one person, we use This
To introduce more than one person, we use These
This is : Singular
These are : Plural

To introduce one person, we use This
To introduce more than one person, we use These
This is : Singular
These are : Plural

This is my sister
These are my friends

This is: Singular
These are: plural
This is my sister Alejandra
These are my teachers.

my name is fatima and my friends are a little crazy

This is my friend Vanesa Beltran
These are my frineds Carolina and Carol

This is My mother María, she is sixty six years old, she is a teacher and she is mexican These are my cats "Orejón", "Salerosa", "Ñango", "Pantera", "Camilo" and "Gatirri". They are very cute and funny
excelente

This is : Singular
These are : Plural

Name is elizabeth thanks you

let´s go

This is my mother she´s lovely
These are my grandparents

this is (singular): para una persona
these are (plural): para dos o mas personas

congratulationes

This Is my friend David
These are my friends: Michael, Yanira and Dani

THANKS

cesar

hello

This is mi fried
These are my family

This is my bronther
There are my family

THIS IS ENGLIS CLASS
THESE ARE VERY SMALL

This is class inglish

this is my dog doki
these are my friends

for me is THIS and THESE
for other person is THAT and THOSE.

Hi, my name is William. This is my mother Sofia. This is my father Oscar. These are my parents

In this class, the subtitles are very disconeected with the screen 💔

**this (singular) — > **the use is near me is for one thing, person, object
**that (singular) — > **the use is far me is for one thing, person, object
**these(plural) — >**the use is near me is for many things, persons, objects

**these(plural) — >**the use is far is for many things, persons, objects

This is my wife Itzayana, she is the most beautiful woman in the world

hello my friend is Luis, Luis is twenty eight years old and he work in the restaurant, he is chef, he is from Ecuador

Hello, my name is Francisco. I am from Mexico. I am 39 years and I am Insulator.

Hi, my name is yasmil this is my friend, margarita this is my brother, cesar these are my sons, jonathan and fidel
Very excited to learn here
Hi my name is Camilo and this is my friend Andres Hi my name is Camilo and these are my friends Andres, Laura and Diego ![]()
"This is" se usa para presentar a una sola persona u objeto (singular), mientras que "these are" se utiliza para presentar a dos o más personas u objetos (plural). Por ejemplo, dirías "This is my friend" para una persona y "These are my friends" para varias personas. Esto es importante para estructurar oraciones correctamente en inglés. Practica con ejemplos de tu entorno para dominar estas estructuras.
This makes me very happy !
these are mi nightborns: Griselda, Sofy, Ana, Luis, Cecilia, Lucho, Gloria, Camila, Alexis, and Patricia.
My friend Maicol is 23 years old and lives in Mexico, but he's Colombian.
El profesor usa "this" para referirse a una persona en singular, como "This is my friend, Anna", y "these" para referirse a varias personas, como "These are my friends". En cambio, "he/she/they" son pronombres que se usan para describir a alguien en una oración diferente, no para presentarlos. El uso de "this/these" es más directo y eficiente al presentar personas. Esto refuerza la estructura gramatical básica en inglés, que es fundamental en tu aprendizaje.
"This" y "These" se utilizan para referirse a objetos. "This" se usa para un objeto singular que está cerca, mientras que "These" se emplea para varios objetos (plural) que también están cerca. Por ejemplo, "this book" (este libro) y "these books" (estos libros). En el contexto de la clase, es importante dominar estas palabras para presentar a personas y objetos en inglés correctamente. Practica usándolas en oraciones para mejorar tu fluidez.
Hi my name is Jesus. I'm forty-five years old. This is my friend Erick. These are my kids. <https://voca.ro/1gEFgsOdS3fz>
hi, my name is Esteban and this is my wife Yulieth
Hello, I'm Marck, this is my sister Daniela and these are my friends
Hi, my name Daniel and this is my wife, her name is Diana. These are my sons, their names are Sergio and Sofia. Thank you, see you.
To introduce one person (this is): \*This is my friend Lina \*This is my brother Jhon \*This is my boyfriend Camilo To introduce more than one person (these are): \*These are my Friends Lina and Alejandra \*These are my brothers Jhon and Mario \*These are my books
Hi my name is Jhon and this is my favorite time (study in platzi) 🫡🍀
Donde puedo ver para descargar el archivo que envían para las actividades????, a mi no me salen
Hi, I'm Estefanía and this is my friend Johny.
### ejemplos * hi, my name is juan jose. i´m a chef. i love the food. i´m twenty yers old. my favorite food is sandwich * this is my mother. she is housewife. she is fifty years old. her is favorite food is cake * these are my brothers: Daniela, Octavio and Rocio * and this is my father. he is farmer. he is sixty years old. his is favorite food is a pineaple salad * and they are my family. we are living in Colombia.
In English, "ama de casa" translates to "housewife." This term is commonly used to refer to a woman who manages the household and takes care of domestic duties. If you want to practice, you could use it in sentences like: "She is a housewife" or "My mother is a housewife."
La palabra "this" se traduce al español como "este" o "esta", y se usa para referirse a un objeto o persona singular que está cerca. Por otro lado, "these" se traduce como "estos" o "estas", y se utiliza para referirse a varios objetos o personas que también están cerca. En el contexto de la clase, cuando presentas a alguien dirías "this is my friend" (esta es mi amiga) para una persona, y "these are my friends" (estos son mis amigos) para más de una.
**THIS**: singular **THESE ARE**: plural
Thanks for this!
this is my mother. this is my brother. this is my daughter. these are my books. these are my friends. these are my pets.