Chapter 2 Estar, Ser and Subject Pronouns Flashcards
I am (estar)
estoy (or yo estoy)
we are (estar)
estamos (or nosotros estamos)
you are (singular, estar)
estás (or tú estás or usted está)
you are (plural, Spain, estar)
vosotros estáis
he is (estar)
él está
they are (males or mixed, estar)
ellos estàn
she is (estar)
ella està
they are (females, estar)
ellas estàn
you are (singular, formal, estar)
usted está (Ud. está)
you are (plural, Latin America, estar)
ustedes estàn (Uds. están)
to be (for location, health, changing mood or condition and personal opinion in terms of taste or appearance).
estar
I am in the class.
Yo estoy en la clase. (Location, Estar)
We are in the car.
Nosotros estamos en el carro. (Location, Estar)
The restaurant is in the city.
El restaurante està en la ciudad. (Location, Estar)
They are in the bathroom.
Ellas estàn en el baño. (Location, Estar)
Are you in the hospital?
¿Estàs tù en el hospital? Or
¿Está usted en el hospital?
(Location, Estar)
I am fine, thanks.
Yo estoy bien, gracias. (Health, Estar)
She is sick.
Ella está enferma. (Health, Estar)
The doctors are sick.
Los doctores estàn enfermos. (Health, Estar)
How are you? -Plural
¿Cómo están Uds.? (Health, Estar)
We are well.
Estamos bien. (Health, Estar)
The girl is happy. (contented)
La muchacha està contenta. (Changing mood, Estar)
I am happy. (merry)
Estoy feliz. (Changing mood, Estar)
The men are tired.
Los hombres estàn cansados. (Changing mood or condition, Estar)
We are happy. (glad, cheerful)
Estamos alegres. (Changing mood, Estar)
Are you angry?
¿Estás enojado? (Changing mood, Estar)
The meal is good.
La comida está buena. (Personal opinion in terms of taste, estar)
The fish is delicious.
El pescado está delicioso. (Personal opinion in terms of taste, estar)
The soup is delecious.
La sopa està sabrosa. (Personal opinion in terms of taste, estar)
She is pretty today.
Ella está hermosa hoy. (Personal opinion in terms of appearance, estar)
He is handsome.
Él está guapo. (Personal opinion in terms of appearance, estar)
how?
¿cómo?
where?
¿dónde?
who?
¿quién?
here
aquí, acá
there
allí, allá
happy (merry)
alegre
pretty (person/thing)
bonito
good
bueno
sick
enfermo
happy (contented)
contento
delicious, delectable
delicioso
angry
enojado
happy (glad, cheerful)
feliz
beautiful, handsome (people)
guapo
beautiful, handsome (people/things)
hermoso
pretty, lovely, perfect, exquisite (people/things)
lindo
tasty, savory, delicious
sabroso
Daniel is very tired today.
Daniel está muy cansado hoy. (Changing mood or condition, estar)
The telephone and the book are on the table.
El telefono y el libro estan en la mesa. (Location, estar)
The woman is well; the man is sick.
La mujer está bien; el hombre está enfermo. (Health, estar)
How are you? -singular
¿Cómo está Ud.? or ¿Cómo estás? (Health, estar)
Where are they?
¿Dónde están ellos? (Location, estar)
Where is the bathroom, please?
¿Dónde está el baño, por favor? (Location, estar)
The boy is angry and the girl is sad.
El niño está enojado y la niña está triste. (Changing mood, estar)
The boys are happy. (glad, cheerful)
Los muchachos estan alegre. (Changing mood, estar)
I am happy (or I am contented).
Yo estoy contento. (Changing mood, estar)
Who is here?
¿Quién está aquí? (Location, estar)
I am in the yellow house. Where are you?
Yo estoy en la casa amarilla. ¿Dónde está Ud.? (Location, estar)
The red blouses are in the big store.
Las blusas rojas están en la tienda grande. (Location, estan)
The white flower is in the window
La flor blanca está en la ventana. (Location, estar)
We are on the train.
Nosotros estamos en el tren or Estamos en el tren. (Location, estar)
How are you? I am fine, thanks.
¿Còmo está Ud.? Estoy bien, gracias. Or ¿Cómo estás tú? (Health, estar)
We are tired and we are happy.
Estamos cansados y estamos contentos. (Changing mood or condition, estar)
I am (ser)
Yo soy
we are (ser)
somos (or nosotros somos)
you are (singular, ser)
eres (or tù eres or Ud. es)
you are (plural, Spain, ser)
vosotros sois
he is (ser)
él es
they are (males or mixed, ser)
ellos son
she is (ser)
ella es
they are (females, ser)
ellas son
you are (singular, formal, ser)
Ud. es
you are (plural, Latin America, ser)
Uds. son
to be (for description, profession, point of origin, identification, material, possession or ownership, and where an event takes place)
ser
The house is red.
La casa es roja. (Description, ser)
The book is blue.
El libro es azul. (Description, ser)
The cars are old.
Los carros son viejos. (Description, ser)
We are nice.
Somos simpáticos. (Description, ser)
Is the flower yellow?
¿Es la flor amarilla? (Description, ser)
I am a student.
Yo soy estudiante. (Profession, ser)
They are excellent teachers.
Ellas son maestras excelentes. (Profession, ser)
We are doctors.
Somos doctores. (Profession, ser)
Robert is a lawyer.
Roberto es abogado. (Profession, ser).
(Spanish does not translate a/an when stating an unmodified profession. A modified profession would be: Roberto es un abogado fantàstico.)
Are you an engineer?
Formal: ¿Es usted ingeniero?
Informal: ¿Eres tú ingeniero?
(Profession, ser)
Where are you from? -singular
¿De dónde es Ud.? (Point of origin, ser)
Where are you from? -plural
¿De dónde son Uds.? (Point of origin, ser)
I am from Alaska.
Yo soy de Alaska. (Point of origin, ser)
Where is she from?
¿De dónde es ella? (Point of origin, ser)
We are from the United States.
Somos de los Estados Unidos. (Point of origin, ser)
They are from Italy.
Ellos son de Italia. (Point of origin, ser)
The wine is from California.
El vino es de California. (Point of origin, ser)
The beer is from Mexico.
La cerveza es de Mèxico. (Point of origin, ser)
The coffee is from Brazil.
El café es de Brasil. (Point of origin, ser)
We are friends.
Somos amigos. (Identification, ser)
Joseph and Edward are brothers.
Josè y Eduardo son hermanos. (Identification, ser)
Paul is Spanish
Pablo es español. (Identification, ser)
Are you Cuban?
¿Es usted cubano? Or
¿Eres tù cubano?
(Identification, ser)
She is Catholic.
Ella es catòlica. (Identification, ser)
The table is (of) wood.
La mesa es de madera. (Material, ser)
The bag is (of) plastic.
La bolsa es de plàstico. (Material, ser)
The shoes are (of) leather.
Los zapatos son de cuero. (Material, ser)
The windows are (of) glass.
Las ventanas son de vidrio. (Material, ser)
The house is (of) stone.
La casa es de piedra. (Material, ser)
It’s the child’s doll. (The doll is of the child.)
La muñeca es de la niña. (Possession or ownership, ser)
They are Mary’s friends. (The friends are of Mary.)
Los amigos son de Marìa. (Possession or ownership, ser)
It is Peter’s idea. (The idea is of Peter.)
La idea es de Pedro. (Possession or ownership, ser)
It’s the rich man’s boat. (The boat is of the rich man.)
El barco es del hombre rico. (Possession or ownership, ser)
They are the boy’s dogs. (The dogs are of the boy.)
Los perros son del muchacho. (Possession or ownership, ser)
They are the child’s cats. (The cats are of the child.)
Los gatos son del niño. (Possession or ownership, ser)
It is the friends’ car. (The car is of the friends.)
El carro es de los amigos. (Possession or ownership, ser)
The party is at Joseph’s house.
La fiesta es en la casa de José. (Where an event takes place, ser)
The concert is at the club.
El concierto es en el club. (Where an event takes place, ser)
The protest is at the capital.
La protesta es en la capital. (Where an event takes place, ser)
the bedroom
la alcoha
the rug
la alfombra
the ballpoint pen
el bolígrafo
the kitchen
la cocina
the collection
la colección
the dining room
el comedor
the curtain
la cortina
the notebook
el cuaderno
the mirror
el espejo
the study
el estudio
the stove
la estufa
the cabinet
el gabinete
the oven
el orno
the pencil
el lápiz
the wood
la madera
the refrigerator
la nevera
the wall
la pared
the yard
el patio
the living room
la sala
the easy chair
el sillón
the entryway (or lobby or passageway)
el vestíbulo
ample (or wide or large)
amplio
old (or ancient or antique)
antiguo
navy blue
azul marino
comfortable (or convenient)
cómodo
fine (or delicate or thin)
fino
thick (or coarse or heavy)
grueso
clean
limpio
my (sing., pl.)
mi, mis
private
privado
simple (or easy or straightforward)
sencillo
all (or whole or entire)
todo
enough (or quite or rather or sufficiently)
bastante
still (or yet)
todavía
cansado
tired
