2007-09-13 14:41:54 · 6 answers · asked by cady 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Ser is used when describing physical characteristics (height, hair color, ethnicity, color, length, etc), origin (country, city, state of birth, etc), nationality, (american, german, etc) mental descriptions (smart, dumb, etc), with the word "feliz" (only with that one "soy feliz") and with divorce (soy divorciada), Times, dates, etc, Relationships, Opinions, Deadlines.
physical characteristics:
Soy pelirroja (I'm redheaded)
Ella es alta (she is tall)
Tus ojos son verdes (your eyes are green)
Sus piernas son largas (her legs are long)
Origin
Yo soy de los EE.UU (I'm from the USA)
Tú eres de aquí? (Are you from here)
Él es de Argentina (he is from argentina)
Nosotros somos de Dallas (we are from Dallas)
Ellos son de California (They are from California)
Nationality
Soy estadounidense (i'm american)
Tú eres Alemana? (are you german?
Mi amigo es italiano (my friend is italian)
Somos japoneses (we are japanese)
Son franceses ( they are french)
Mental description and states
Yo soy super feliz (I am very happy)
tú eres muy inteligente (You are very inteligent
él es muy listo (he is very smart)
note, when you use "estar" with "listo" or "lista" it means "to be ready"
Divorce:
Somos divorciados ahora (we are divorced now)
Time and date
Es la una de la mañana (its 1am)
Son las cuatro de la tarde (it is 4pm)
Hoy es Lunes (today is monday)
Relationships
Soy una hija única (i'm an only child)
Tú eres mi hermana (you are my sister)
él es el padre de mi amigo (he is my friend's dad)
Somos primos (we are cousins)
Ellos son mis tios (they are my aunt and uncle)
Personal opinions
Eso es muy importante (this is really important)
No me es muy fácil (it isn't easy for me)
Estos problemas son muy dificiles (these problems are hard)
Soy una chica popular (im a popular girl)
Él es muy amado por sus padres (he is very loved by his parents)
Deadlines or posession:
La tarea es para mañana ( the homework is due tomorrow)
Estas presentaciones son para mi jefe (these presentations are for my boss)
Las flores que él compró son para mí. (the flowers he bought are for me)
Es el libro de ella (its her book)
Soy tu chica (I am your girl)
Estar
Estar is used to describe locations, conditions that might change like moods, state of being (good, fine, bad, sick, etc), marital status minus divorce or widowed (married, single, taken, engaged, alone), present physical appearance, (looking good, looking bad, etc), used with verbs to express action (to be cooking, to be running, to be singing)
examples
Locations
Estoy en la ducha (I am in the shower)
Dónde estás? (Where are you?)
Dónde está el metro? (Where is the subway?
Estamos cerca? (are we close?)
Los libros están en la biblioteca. (the books are in the library)
Moods
Estoy enojada (I am mad)
Estás contenta ahora? (are you content now?)
Mi hermana está confundida (my sister is confused)
Estamos molestos por eso? (are we bothered by this?)
Están cansados después del largo viaje (they are tired after the long trip)
state of being
Estoy bien (I am fine)
Estás bien? (are you ok?)
Mi primo está enfermo (my cousin is sick)
Estamos de acuerdo? (Do we agree?)
Están malos (they are bad)
civil status
Estoy casada (I am married)
Estás sola? (are you alone?)
Está soltero! (he is single)
Estamos de pareja (we are taken)
No están juntos ya (they aren't together anymore)
Present physical appearance
Estás muy linda hoy (you are very pretty today!)
Estamos feas, no queremos salir! (we look ugly, we dont want to leave!)
Está muy guapo, no? (he looks really handsome, dont he?)
Están bien vestidos (they are well dressed)
To express action
Estoy cantando (I am singing)
Qué estás haciendo? (what are you doing?)
Está durmiendo todavía? (is he still sleeping?)
Estamos en ello! (we are working on it)
Están trabajando hasta tarde. (they are working late.)
descriptions of personal actions
Estar despedido (to be fired)
Estar harto de (to be fed up with something)
Estar contratado (to be hired)
estar perseguido (to be chased, to be paranoid)
estar desilusionado (to be dissapointed)
Estar listo (to be ready)
Estar disponible (to be available)
etc...
this is all I can think of. Any other questions about spanish, email me.
2007-09-13 15:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Just Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You use ser when sth is fixed.like
I am john.=soy juan.
I am from brazil=soy de brasil.
those are fixed thiongs that won't change.
estar is used when you're speaking of emotions,and other things that fluctuate.(Ser is also used when you speak of occupacions:i.e. I'm a dentist=soy dentista.i'm a student=soy estudiante ect.)
I'm tired=estoy cansado
It's raining=Esta lloviendo
you notice that either of these are likely to change at any moment.
Simply think ser=sth that doesn't change
estar =sth that flutuates,like the weather,emotions
2007-09-17 10:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Actualmente, Disfruto Siendo Lycantropica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ser is used for
- place of origin
- time, date, hour
- occupation
- nationality
- religious or political affiliation
- expressing the materials that something is made of
- possession (Es tuyo..)
- impersonal expressions ( es importante que...)
- expressing an inherent quality of someone (es muy simpatico)
- tell where an event takes place
- relationship of one person to another (Emilio es el hermano de Juana)
Estar is used for:
- geographic or physical location (Estoy en casa)
- state or condition (esta bien)
- many idiomatic expressions (estoy de acuerdo)
- progressive tenses
2007-09-13 14:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by Rin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You soy (i am)
Yo soy Listo ( i am smart)
Yo seré rápido ( i will be fast)
Yo estoy ( i am ( at somewhere))
Yo estoy listo ( i am ready)
Yo estoy quieto ( i am quiet (standing still))
Estar means to be at somewhere or at some mood, shape etc, not just location, ser ser means to be the way you are all the time not like when you say Yo estoy enojado= means that in that moment you are mad but later you prolly wont, if you say Yo soy enojon (a am grumpy) means that you often, or all the time gets mad, did i explained myself?
2007-09-13 14:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by XxRemyxX 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yo Soy/ Estoy (I Am)
Tu Eres/ Estás (You Are)
El/Ella Es /Está (He/She Is)
Nosotros Somos/ Estamos (We Are)
Vosotros Sois/ Estáis (You Are)
Ellos Son/Están (They Are)
Examples:
*Yo Soy Argentina. (I Am Argentina)
*Yo Estoy En Argentina (I Am In Argentina)
*Tu Eres Hermosa (You Are Beautiful)
*Tu Estás Hermosa (You Are Beautiful)
*El Es Alto. (He Is Tall)
*El Está En Lo Alto. (He Is In The High)
*Nosotros Somos De Acá. (We Are From Here)
*Nosotros Estamos Acá. (We Are In Here)
*Vosotros Sois Hermanos. (You Are Brothers)
*Vosotros Estáis Casados (You Are Married)
Only The Spanish People Used This (Vosotros), We The Latins, Don't. We Use Ustedes.
*Ellos Son Amigos. (They Are Friends)
*Ellos Están Juntos (They Are Together)
I Hope This Helps You.
Blessings.
FILITA From Argentina.
2007-09-13 15:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by FILITA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Spanish Inquisition involved torture and forced conversions. It is generally acknowledged that freedom to do what you want ends when it imposes on another person's freedom.
2016-04-04 19:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋