Nosotros Commands (Let's...)
Nosotros Commands (Let's...)
English's 'let's' is a fused shortcut for 'let us' tacked onto a bare verb. Spanish's nosotros command instead conjugates the verb itself — no separate 'let' word involved.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
Subjunctive nosotros form = 'let's...'
¡comamos! (let's eat!), ¡hablemos! (let's talk!) — the same subjunctive endings, now in the nosotros form
let's eat!, let's talk! — 'let's' plus the bare verb
Nosotros commands borrow the present subjunctive form of the verb for 'we' — comamos, hablemos — the exact same formation pattern you learned for formal commands and the subjunctive mood generally, just applied to a different person. There's no separate 'let' word to insert; the suggestion is built entirely into the verb ending.
Ir has its own special shortcut: vamos
¡vamos! (let's go!) — uses the regular present tense, not vayamos
let's go! — the regular 'let's' pattern
Ir is the one common exception: while the subjunctive form vayamos does technically exist, everyday Spanish overwhelmingly prefers vamos (borrowed from the regular present tense) for 'let's go'. This is worth memorizing specifically, since it's one of the most frequent commands you'll actually use or hear.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- English
- let's eat!
- English
- let's talk!
- English
- let's go!
- English
- let's start!
- English
- let's sit down!
- English
- let's not do it!
- English
- let's get going! / let's leave!
- English
- let's celebrate!
- English
- let's try it!
- English
- let's rest!