Breakdown of Yo soy profesor y tú eres estudiante.
yo
I
ser
to be
el estudiante
student
tú
you (informal singular)
Questions & Answers about Yo soy profesor y tú eres estudiante.
Do I have to use the words yo and tú here?
Why does the Spanish sentence skip the word for "a" before teacher and student?
In Spanish, you do not use an indefinite article like un or una (a / an) when simply stating someone's profession or status after the verb ser (to be). You literally just say soy profesor (I am teacher).
Why does tú have an accent mark?
The written accent distinguishes tú (the subject pronoun meaning "you") from tu (the possessive word meaning "your", like in tu casa). Both sound exactly the same when spoken, so the accent mark prevents confusion when reading.
Does the word estudiante change if the student is female?