Titles and Courtesy When talking to a person directly with a title and last name, you use a title to...
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Titles and Courtesy When talking to a person directly with a title and last name, you use a title to show courtesy and respect: señor, señora, señorita, profesor, profesora, doctor, doctora, etc. When you are talking about someone, the titles are preceded by a definite article: el , la , los , las . Mucho gusto, Señor Pena BUT
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Titles and Courtesy
When talking to a person directly with a title and last name, you use a title to show courtesy and respect: señor, señora, señorita, profesor, profesora, doctor, doctora, etc. When you are talking about someone, the titles are preceded by a definite article: el, la, los, las.
Mucho gusto, Señor Pena
BUT
El Señor Pena es mi profesor.
The titles Don and Doña can be used with a person’s 1st name to show respect when talking to someone you know well.
Don Miguel is my neighbor.
Don Miguel es mi vecino
When the definite article el follows the words a or de the two words are contracted:
a + el = al de + el = del
Elena and Felipe, let me introduce you (present you to) Señor Pena.
Elena y Felipe les presento al Señor Pena.
Es la clase del Señor Kishbaugh.
