Learn Spanish (Latin America): Nosotras somos de Chile, pero él es de México. - We are from Chile, but he is from Mexico.

In Spanish, nosotras specifically means a group made up entirely of females. If the group were all male, or a mix of males and females, you would use nosotros.

Why do we use somos here?

Somos is the 'we' form of the verb ser (to be). It pairs exactly with nosotras or nosotros. You use a form of ser along with de to talk about where someone is from.

Could I just say somos de Chile, pero es de México without the pronouns?

Yes! Because verbs in Spanish change their endings based on who is doing the action, you can usually drop subject pronouns like nosotras and él. However, they are included here to emphasize the contrast: 'We are from Chile, but he is from Mexico.'

Why does él have an accent mark over the 'e'?

The written accent mark tells us that this word is the pronoun él meaning 'he'. Without the accent mark, el means 'the' (as in el niño, the boy). They are pronounced exactly the same way, so the mark prevents confusion in writing.