![]() ![]() There was lots of very useful information in this lesson which we recommend that you practice by creating your own similar sentences. Other Spanish verbs we have seen so far in this course are Ser, Querer, and Tener. That is all for this lesson about the Spanish verb Estar To Be. ¡Te veo cuando vuelva!: Ana: Thanks Juan. Juan: ¡Qué bien Ana! Que lo paséis muy bien juntas: Juan: That’s great Ana! Have a very nice time together.Īna: Gracias Juan. Trabajábamos juntas en Madrid: Ana: She is a doctor, like me. Juan: ❼ómo conoces a Irene?: Juan: How do you know Irene?Īna: Ella es doctora, como yo. He venido a visitarla: Ana: No, I am not alone. Juan: ❾stás sola en Marchena?: Juan: Are you in Marchena alone?Īna: No, no estoy sola. And a cold beer.Īna: ¡Buena idea Juan! ¡Estoy un poco enferma pero estaré bien después de una cerveza fría!: Ana: Good idea Juan! I am a bit ill but I will be OK after a cold beer! Y una cerveza fría: Juan: Try to find some shade. I am tired because I have been out in the sun all day. Estoy cansada porque he estado al sol todo el día: Ana: Yes, it’s very hot today. Near Sevilla.Īna: Sí, hace mucho calor hoy. Cerca de Sevilla: Ana: Marchena is in Andalusia. Juan: ¡Suena genial Ana! ❽ónde está Marchena?: Juan: That sounds great Ana! Where is Marchena?Īna: Marchena está en Andalucía. ![]() All the people are very happy, eating, drinking, and dancing. Toda la gente está muy feliz, comiendo, bebiendo y bailando: Ana: I’m in a town called Marchena. And you? Where are you, it’s very noisy?Īna: Estoy en un pueblo que se llama Marchena. ¿Y tú? ❽ónde estás, hace mucho ruido?: Juan: I’m fine Ana. Let’s see an example conversation (two friends talking by telephone) illustrating the different uses of Estar:Īna: Hola Juan, ¿cómo estás?: Ana: Hi Juan, how are you? Therefore, we must always be careful to remember that with any kind of locations we always use the verb Estar rather than the verb Ser. The second sentence, however, describes Madrid being in the centre of Spain, which is a permanent location. ![]() The first sentence follows the general rule of Estar being used when describing something that is temporary: ‘I am in the restaurant’, but I won’t always be in the restaurant. Madrid está en el centro de España: Madrid is in the centre of Spain We use Estar rather than Ser when describing location, even when a location is permanent.Įstoy en el restaurante: I am in the restaurant We must be careful, though, as Estar is not always only used with non-permanent descriptions. Spanish Verb Estar To Be is not only for non-permanent descriptions Getting a feel for Ser applying mainly to ‘permanent’ descriptions and Estar applying mainly to ‘non-permanent’ descriptions helps distinguish the two verbs. Most students, however, get the hang of Ser and Estar fairly quickly. When you just have one equivalent verb To Be in your own language and are only just starting out learning a new one, it is a challenge for sure to process two different verbs translating to the same thing. Having two verbs To Be to contend with is one of the trickier parts of learning Spanish for English speakers. Temporary condition Estar example sentences:Įstoy contento pero cansado: I am happy but tiredĮstoy de vacaciones: I am on holiday Two verbs To be!!! A challenge, but you can do it! Let’s look in more detail when to use Estar: Soy honesto y trabajador: I am honest and hard working When to use “estar”Įstar is used when describing temporary things. Let’s look in more detail what situation should be used in: It is important to be clear on when to use Ser. Generally speaking, Ser is used when describing permanent things. However, we use one or the other depending on the sentence. (Ellos/Ellas) Están: They are Spanish verb Ser ConjugationĪs you can see, both Ser and Estar appear to mean the same thing, the verb To Be. Ser and Estar are fundamental to the Spanish language and from now on in the course, we will be using both Ser and Estar. In Spanish, there are two versions of the verb To be (Ser & Estar) when in English there is only one verb To be (I am, You are, He/She is). Él/Ella es: He/She is) which is also the verb To Be. This is the ninth lesson in our beginner-level Spanish course and we will look at the Spanish verb Estar To Be.Įarlier in this course, we saw the Spanish verb Ser (Yo soy: I am. ![]()
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