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Welcome Project Guests in Spanish
This guide helps parents navigate project presentations, focusing on using formal commands for adult guests and plural commands for groups of children.
What you'll learn
- Use polite singular commands (Usted) for adults
- Use plural commands (Ustedes) for groups of children
- Direct and welcome guests in a school project environment
Spanish phrases for welcome project guests
Niños, pongan sus maquetas en la mesa.
Children, put your models on the table.
'Pongan' is the plural command form of 'poner'.
Ustedes dos, hablen despacio.
Both of you, speak slowly.
'Hablen' is the plural command for 'hablar'.
Niños, muéstrennos sus carteles.
Children, show us your posters.
The pronoun 'nos' (us) is attached to the end of the command 'muéstren'.
Todos, escuchen al siguiente grupo.
Everyone, listen to the next group.
Use 'escuchen' to address a whole group.
Señora Weber, pase, por favor.
Mrs Weber, please come in.
'Pase' is the polite singular command for 'pasar'.
Señor Braun, siéntese aquí, por favor.
Mr Braun, please sit down here.
'Siéntese' is the reflexive polite command for 'sentarse'.
Señora Weber, tome un programa, por favor.
Mrs Weber, please take a programme.
'Tome' is the polite command for 'tomar' (to take).
Señor Braun, mire la maqueta de los niños.
Mr Braun, please look at the children's model.
'Mire' is the polite command for 'mirar' (to look).
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maqueta
scale model
Commonly used for school projects or architectural models.
cartel
poster
Used for informative displays; 'póster' is also commonly used.
programa
program/schedule
Masculine noun despite ending in -a.
despacio
slowly
An adverb used to describe the speed of speaking or moving.
Formal and Plural Commands (Usted & Ustedes)
In Spanish, the 'polite' command (Usted) and the 'plural' command (Ustedes) are formed by using the opposite vowel ending: -ar verbs use -e/en, and -er/-ir verbs use -a/an.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Polite Singular (Usted) | Verb stem + -e/-a | Hable (Speak), Coma (Eat), Pase (Come in) |
| Plural (Ustedes) | Verb stem + -en/-an | Hablen (Speak), Coman (Eat), Pasen (Come in) |
More examples
Señores, entren por aquí.
Gentlemen/Guests, enter through here.
Plural command for a group of adults.
Hija, ayuda a tus amigos.
Daughter, help your friends.
Contrast: Informal singular command (tú) ends in -a for -ar verbs.