Pronouns yo and tú

Gramática
Spanish Pronouns are used in a similar way as in English.
Exception: These pronouns do not need to be expressed since
the verb itself will identify the subject.

In the examples below the pronoun is omitted without changing the meaning:

Yo quiero comer.

Quiero comer.

Tú quieres salir. - You want to leave.
Quieres salir. - You want to leave.

Usually, the subject pronoun is omitted when no emphasis
is required and where no ambiguity is possible, as:

Compro las telas.

Firmas las cartas.
You sign the letters.

Example Sentences with yo

Yo soy de Colombia. - I'm from Colombia.
Yo soy guatemalteca. - I'm guatemalan.
Yo hablo italiano. - I speak Italian.
Yo soy griega. (f) - I'm greek.
Yo quiero pollo. - I want chicken.
Yo quiero espagueti. - I want spaghetti.
Yo quiero lechuga. - I want lettuce
Yo tengo dos cuadernos. - I have two notebooks.
Yo tengo dos zanahorias. - I have 2 carrots.
Yo quiero jugar beisbol. - I want to play baseball.
Yo quiero jugar baloncesto. - I want to play basketball.
Yo soy de Egipto. - I am from Egypt.
Yo soy alemán. - I'm German.
Yo tengo cinco lápices. - I have 5 pencils.

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Example Sentences with tú

Tú eres de Barcelona. - You are from Barcelona.
Tú eres de Austria. - You are from Austria.
Tú hablas alemán. - You speak German.
Tú hablas español. - You speak Spanish.
Tú tienes una calculadora. - You have 1 calculator.
¿Tú estudias música? - Do you study music?
¿Tú estudias química? - Do you study chemistry?

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Notes for the Tutor

The student should repeat these simple sentences in order to improve his or her pronunciation.
The tutor and student should follow the pattern of these sentences in order to continue learning their construction and to practice vocabulary.
If the student continues having problems, perhaps it would be helpful to revise the pronunciation of the alphabet.