Somos nosotros.
It's us.
The line is about the whole group, not one person, and nosotros goes last in the sentence for emphasis.
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How to say "we" in Spanish
nosotros
pronounfeminine: nosotrasverb ending: -mos
"We" in Spanish is nosotros, or nosotras when everyone in the group is female. The verb ending -mos already says "we", so Spanish often leaves the pronoun out: Somos de aquí.
Hear "nosotros" in a real scene
One scene where the pronoun gets extra weight. The video starts and stops on that line.
We, us, our: the nosotros family
English changes we to us and our. Spanish has its own set of forms.
| Spanish | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| nosotros | we (men or a mixed group) | Nosotros vamos al parque. We're going to the park. |
| nosotras | we (only women) | Nosotras somos hermanas. We're sisters. |
| nos | us, before a verb | Ana nos llama. Ana calls us. |
| con nosotros | with us | ¿Vienes con nosotros? Are you coming with us? |
| nuestro, nuestra | our | nuestra casa (our house), nuestros amigos (our friends) |
Tip: For the plural you, Spain uses vosotros with friends, while Latin America says ustedes.
Grammar: nosotros, nosotras
Four points about the word for we.
Mixed group or all women
nosotros covers men and mixed groups. nosotras is only for a group of women or girls. One man in the group makes it nosotros.Verbs end in -mos
somos, estamos, tenemos, vamos. That ending alone tells the listener the subject is we.Leave it out, or stress it
Somos de la capital. is complete. Add nosotros for contrast: Ellos son de aquí, nosotros no.Quick replies
Nosotros también. We do too. Nosotros tampoco. We don't either.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Nosotros también.
So do we.
Nosotros somos de aquí.
We're from here.
Nosotros somos de Estados Unidos.
We're from the United States.
Nosotros cruzamos detrás de los autobuses.
We'll cross behind the buses.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Nosotros es de aquí
✓Nosotros somos de aquí
The verb has to match: with nosotros it takes the -mos form.
✗nosotras (a group of four women and one man)
✓nosotros
Nosotras works only when the group is all female.
✗Ella ve nosotros
✓Ella nos ve
As the object of a verb, we turns into nos, placed before the verb.
Real conversation: at the campsite
A short dialog by the campfire. Tap to listen.
You're sitting by the campfire with your group when Bruno comes over from the next tent.
¡Hola! Nosotros somos de México.
Hi! We're from Mexico.
¡Nosotros también!
So are we!
¡Qué bien! ¿Y ellos? ¿Son de aquí?
Great! And them? Are they from here?
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How to remember it
Nosotros splits into nos + otros, "us others": you plus the other people in your group.
Questions about "we" in Spanish
How do you say we in Spanish?
Nosotros, or nosotras if everyone in the group is a woman.
What's the difference between nosotros and nosotras?
Nosotras is for a group made up only of women or girls. Every other group, including mixed ones, uses nosotros.
How do you say "us" in Spanish?
Nos before a verb, as in Nos llama (she calls us), and nosotros after a preposition, as in para nosotros (for us).
Do you need to say nosotros in Spanish?
Usually not. The -mos ending shows who the subject is, so Somos de México is a full sentence. Add nosotros for emphasis or contrast.
