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Yo soy el hombre.

Yo soy el hombre.
I am the man.
From Lesson 1:Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Yo soy el hombre.

yo
I
ser
to be
el hombre
the man

Questions & Answers about Yo soy el hombre.

Do I always have to include Yo in a sentence like this?
No. In Spanish, the verb soy already tells us who is doing the action. You can just say Soy el hombre and it still means I am the man. Adding Yo is a great way to practice the basic subject-verb word order, and native speakers use it when they want to emphasize that it is ME and not someone else.
Why is the word for am soy?
Soy is a form of the verb ser, which means to be. It is an irregular verb, meaning it does not follow the normal spelling patterns that most Spanish verbs use. You will just need to memorize that yo always pairs with soy.
Why do we use el before hombre?
In Spanish, every noun has a gender. The word hombre (man) is masculine. Because of this, we must use the singular masculine word for the, which is el. If the word were feminine, we would use la instead.
How do I pronounce the first letter of hombre?
The letter h is always silent in Spanish. You do not breathe out like in the English word home. Instead, you start pronouncing hombre directly from the o.

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