How are you? What are you like? 'estar' and 'ser'
Learning outcomes
I can ask and answer questions about how someone is and what someone is like using 'estar' and 'ser'.
I can contrast [gue], [gui] with [ge], [gi].
How are you? What are you like? 'estar' and 'ser'
Learning outcomes
I can ask and answer questions about how someone is and what someone is like using 'estar' and 'ser'.
I can contrast [gue], [gui] with [ge], [gi].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [gue] gui] can be contrasted with [ge] and [gi].
- There are two ways to say 'you are' in Spanish: eres and estás.
- There are two ways to say 'I am' in Spanish: soy and estoy.
- The subject pronouns for 'I' and 'you' are 'yo' and 'tú'.
- Subject pronouns can be used for clarity and emphasis.
Keywords
Yo - subject pronoun meaning 'I'
Tú - subject pronoun menaing 'you'
Eres - part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'you are', used for general traits
Estás - part of the verb 'estar' meaning 'you are', used for location and temporary state
Common misconception
There is one way to say 'you are' in Spanish, as in English.
There are two ways to say 'you are' in Spanish. 'Eres' is part of the verb 'ser' and used for general traits. 'Estás' is part of the verb 'estar' and used for location and temporary states.
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Assessment exit quiz
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What are you like?
How are you?
I am (from the verb 'ser' for general traits)
I am (from the verb 'estar' for location and temporary states)