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SER o ESTAR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Soy de Espana | I am from Spain. |
| Estoy en Espana. | I am in Spain. |
| SER is used to described... | permanent qualities and characteristics and time |
| ESTAR is used to describe... | temporary conditions, emotions and locations |
| Yo soy una alumna. | I am a student (girl) |
| Estoy en la sala de clase | I am in the classroom. |
| the word "en" usually follows the verb.... | estar |
| Estamos en la clase de espanol. | We are in Spanish class :) |
| No estamos en la clase de historia. | We are not in History class. |
| yo means.. | I |
| el, ella means... | he, she |
| nosotros means... | we |
| ellos means | they |
| ustedes means... | you all (plural) |
| las matematicas means | math |
| un cognado es | a cognate - word that looks, means and basically sounds the same in two languages. |
| Remember DOCTOR for SER | Description, Occupation, Characteristic, Time, Origin, Relationship |
| Remember TLC for ESTAR | Temporary, Location, Condition |
| Ella ___________ de Guatemala | es |
| Que hora es? ___________ las dos y media | son |
| yo form of ESTAR | estoy |
| tu form of ESTAR | estás |
| el, ella form of ESTA | está |
| nosotros form of ESTAR | estamos |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes form of ESTAR | están |
| debajo de | under |
| encima de | on top of |
| al lado de | next to |
| cerca de | near |
| lejos de | far from |
| aqui | here |
| alla | there |
| delante de | in front of |
| detras de | behind |
| a la izquierda | to the left |
| a la derecha | to the right |
| My house is in NJ. | ESTAR (Location) Mi casa esta en NJ. |
| I am happy (right now) | ESTAR (Emotion) - Estoy contenta |
| en | in/on |
| How are you today? I'm great!! | ESTAR - Como estas hoy? Estoy fabuloso! |