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Estar and Ser are both translated as the English verb 'to be'. In Spanish, these are two verbs with absolutely different meanings.
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Estar: Physical welfare, condition or healthy state
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¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo está tu familia?
Estoy bien
Creo que mañana el clima va a estar mejor
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How are you?
How is your family?
I am well
I believe the weather will be better tomorrow
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Estar: Location or distance
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¿Dónde estabas ayer, a las cinco en la tarde?
El gato está en la mesa
Acá estamos en el Parque Centenario
Mi madre está en Miami
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How are you?
How is your family?
I am well
I believe the weather will be better tomorrow
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Estar: Personal emotional conditions
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Cecilia estaba feliz con sus regalos
¿Cómo sabes vos* que ella está triste?
Mi novia está re* nerviosa
Leticia está preocupada por la salud de su
hermana
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Cecilia was happy with her gifts
How do you know that she is sad?
My girlfriend is very nervious
Leticia is worried about her sister's health
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Estar: Condition or state of food or things
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La sopa está fría
Este café está muy rico
Las manzanas están podridas
¡Está deliciosa!
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The soup is cold
This coffee is very rich
The apples are rotten
It's delicious!
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Ser: To tell the time and date
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¿Qué hora es?
Ya es mediodía
Son las siete y media
Hoy no es lunes, es martes
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What time is it?
It's noon already
It's seven thirty (7:30)
Today isn't monday, it's tuesday
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Ser: To indicate a profession or title
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Sos* artista
Ella es enfermera
Juila es profesora de Indumentaria
Yo no soy timido, soy chamuyero*
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You are an artist
She is a nurse
Julia is a teacher of Costume design
I'm not a shy person, I'm a smooth talker
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Ser: To indicate nationality or origin
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Vanessa es argentino
Sus padres son mexicanos
Yo soy de estados unidos
¿De dónde sos* vos*?
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Vanessa es Argentine
His parents are Mexicans
I am from the United States
Where are you from?
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Ser: To indicate permanent personal characteristics
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Ana es muy linda
Soy alto, lindo, atlético y sensible
Ellos son muy inteligentes
Darío y Cecilia son muy amables
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Ana is very pretty
I am tall, good-looking, athletic and sensative
They are very intellegent
Darío and Cecilia are very nice people
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Ser: To indicate possession
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El coche azul, feo, es mío
Ella es mi novia
Soy tuyo, mi amor
¿Cuál es tu oficina?
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The ugly, blue car is mine
She is my girlfriend
I am yours, my love
Which is your office?
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Ser: To indicate the materials things are made of
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El vestido rojo es de seda
Todos los paraguas son de tela sintética
El anillo es de oro verdadero
¿Qué ingredientes son éstos?
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The red dress is silk
All umbrellas are from a synthetic fabric
The ring is real gold
What are the ingredients?
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