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Yo soy estudiante y grasocia. Yo estoy muy contenta hoy!

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yo soy

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Yo soy estudiante, grasocia,

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Yo soy el hombre gomitas. Yo estoy muy feliz

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Somos activas y altas
Estamos feliz

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Soy estudiante y deportista

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Yo soy un estudiante, athleta, y baja. Yo estoy muy contenta porque hoy es jueves y mañana es viernes!!!

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No recuerdo nada

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Estoy consado

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Estar is a word

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Location

Yo soy alta y
cansad

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In Spanish, this can get extra confusing since there are two different verbs, “ser” and “estar”, which both mean “to be.”

Depending on what you are trying to say, either “ser” or “estar” is the correct verb that you should use, but they are never interchangeable. Spanish textbooks will provide you a long list of rules and exceptions that complicate this already seemingly complex language structure even more. In this video, we will introduce 3 simple rules, and easy ways to remember them, so that you can master the mother of all verbs: to be.

For the purpose of this lesson, we will work with the third person singular: he/ she/ it is.

The Spanish conjugation of to be in third person singular is:

ser => es

estar => está

The first rule of ser vs. estar is: for permanent stuff you use ser, for temporary stuff you use estar.

Example of permanent: “He is a human being.” He will always be a human being. So in this case you will use “ser” because he is a human being permanently. In Spanish, this is: “Él es humano.”

Example of temporary: “He is happy.” He is happy right now. He could be sad in the next moment, or he might have been angry moments before, therefore it is temporary. So in this case you will use “estar.” In Spanish this is: “Èl está feliz.”

*If you wanted to describe a person as a happy person in general, you would use the verb “ser” to describe him since you are referring to his personality, which is permanent.

The second rule for ser vs. estar is: locations always use estar.

For example: He is at the market = Él está en el mercado.

This makes sense, and follows the temporary/permanent rule. Where it can get confusing is with buildings. When describing a building’s location, you still use “estar”. To help you remember, you can try to think of buildings as temporary since they can technically be removed at any time.

Example: La biblioteca está allí.

The third rule of ser vs. estar: professions always use “ser”. This rule is a bit counterintuitive since we tend to switch up our jobs often these days however in Spanish, that’s just the rule.

Example: He is a doctor = Él es

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Estoy      Estamos
Estás      Estáis
Está Están

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Ser
permanent
Estar
temporary

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TLC P vs. DOCTOR
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Ej. Yo soy profesora, alta, deportiva, y muy sociable.  Hoy yo estoy nerviosa porque tengo una observación durante la séptima hora con el Sr. Rugg.

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Ser for origin and profession.

Ella es de Chicago.

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Soy
Eres
Es
Somos
Sois
Son

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Estoy

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How you feel and where you are, always use the verb estar

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How you feel and where you are, always use the verb estar

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¿Dónde estas? Estoy aquí
¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien