¡Hola! In this lesson, we’ll cover the present tense of the irregular verb, Estar (to be). We use this verb for feelings/emotions, locations and for the -ING (progressive) tenses.
In this video we’ll learn how to talk about our emotions and tell where we are located.
Enjoy!
Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.
Conjugation chart:
Vocabulario:
estar– to be
(yo) estoy – I am
(tú) estás – you are
Él está¡ – he is
Ella está¡ – she is
Usted está¡ – You are (formal)
Nosotros estamos – We are
Nosotras estamos – We (females) are
ellos están – They are
ellas están – They (females) are
ustedes están – You all are
¿Cómo estás? – How are you?
bien – good/fine.
mal – bad/poor
así-así – so-so*
cansado – tired
enfermo – sick
triste – sad
feliz – happy
ocupado – busy
preocupado – worried/preoccupied
emocionado – excited
aburrido – bored
¿Dónde estás? – Where are you?
la clase – class
la escuela – school
el museo – museum
el restaurante – restaurant
el centro comercial – mall
la iglesia – church
la piscina – pool
el parque – park
*please note that así-así is more commonly said más o menos
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Hi Senor, great videos. I really benefited from them. I was wondering if you could do a video on the conjugation of ser and the differences between ser and estar? That would be absolutely fantastic. Muchas gracias!
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that this video won’t play on youtube or on this site. It says that some kind of error occurred.
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Con Gratitud,
Marian
How do I know when you are talking to me in Spanish. When you are asking me a question?
I think I got it, I’m confusing “yo” with “tu.”
Sr. Jordan,
Would you consider adding a video/ videos about Ser and Estar, How to Conjugate them, and When to Use them?
Love all your videos! I look forward to each week’s new one!
Mister Jordan can i ask a quation…in all videos i see the eg: the verb ir plus adonde,
yo voy,tu vas ect…but on plural i dont see the pronoun vosotros in no one video of oyurs…but i need..can pls show me just one examples..plsss
vosotros for ‘ir’ is ‘vais’
(Vosotros) ¿Vais a comprar algo de comer? (Are you all going to buy something to eat?)
-Sr. J
Is there a video or are you planning on making a video for the verb SER and when to use it in a sentence? You have one on ESTAR (+ emotions) but I think one for SER is also needed.
Thanks
Ann
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Great videos!
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hello senor jordan,
i have just finished watching one of your tutorials on how to conjugate estar, and i found it quite entertaining. But if there was one thing i could help you out on, it would be to brush up on your green screen skills. Muchas gracias otra ves! Yo estoy feliz mirando tu video!
Adios,
Kyler
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