(ESTAR) Expressing location and states of being Flashcards
Estar (ehs- stahr)
To be; location, emotions, states of being (temporary)
Estoy
Yo, I am
Estás (ehs-tahs)
Tú, You are,
Está (ehs-tah)
Usted, Él, ella, s/he is , you (formal) are
Estamos
Nosotros/a, We are
Estáis
Vosotros, You (plural) are
Están
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes, They are , you (plural formal) are
EX: El profesor esta en la oficina
The professor is in the office
Nosotros estamos bien
We’re good
Yo estoy en el gimnasio
I’m in the gym
Cómo están ustedes? ((koh-moh ehs-tahn oos-teh-dehs) (second person plural)
How are you all doing?
Todos (toh-dohs) (first person plural) (singular) (plural)
Everyone, all, all of them, we all, all of us
Contento (kohn-tehn-toh)
Happy
Eschuar (ehs-koo-chahr)
To listen/hear
También (tahm-byehn)
Also,too, as well
Sopresa (Fem) (sohr-preh-sah)
Surprise
Suerte (Fem) (swehr-teh)
Luck, chance
Adivina (ah-dee-bee-nah)
Guess
Reunión (rreyoo-nyohn)
Meeting, gathering
Competencia (fem) (kohm-peh-tehn-syah)
Competition, rivarly
Compañero (Mas,fem) (kohm-pah-nyeh-roh)
Companion, classmate, partner, coworker, pair
Ciencias (Plural noun) (syehn-syahs)
Science
Humanidades (Plural) (oo-mah-nee-dah-dehs)
Humanities
Otro (oh-trah) (singular) (plural)
Another, other
Qué tal? (keh tahl)
How’s it going/How about, How are things, What’s up, How are you?
Facultad (Fem) (fah-kool-tahd)
Faculty
Probablemente (proh-bah-bleh-mehn-teh)
Probably
Para (El,Ella,Ud) (pah-rah)
For, stop, in order
Aparato (ah-pah-rah-toh) (masc)
?To set aside, move away or device?
Qué suerte (keh swehr-teh)
How lucky
Qué haces? (keh ah-sehs) (informal) (singular)
What are you doing? What you do?
Hay (ay) (singular) (plural)
There is
Donde (dohn-deh) estás (informal) (second person singular)
Where are you?
Temprano (tehm-prah-noh)
Early,That/how early
Mirar (mee-rahr)
To look at
Nadar (nah-dahr)
To Swim
Bailar (bay-lahr)
To dance
Yo (yoh)
I
Tú (too)
You, your
Ustedes (oos-teh-dehs) (second person plural, formal)
You
Usted (oos-tehd) (second person singular, formal)
You
Nosotros (noh-soh-trohs) (first person plural)
We, us
Vosotros (boh-soh-trohs) (informal, plural)
You
Gimnasio (heem-nah-syoh) (masc)
Gym
Otra día (oh-troh dee-ah)
Some other day, another day
Generalmente (heh-neh-rahl-mehn-teh)
Usually, generally
Desean (deh-seh-ahr)
they want/ to want
Tomar (toh-mahr)
To take, consume, drink, get, have
Bibiloteca (bee-blyoh-teh-kah)
Library, bookcase, bookshelves
La cafetería (kah-feh-teh-ree-ah)
The cafe, coffee shop, cafeteria
La facultad de… Lah fah-kool-tahd deh
The building
Buen día (bwehn dee-ah)
Good day, nice day, good morning
Haber (ah-behr)
To have, to be, must, should
Al lado de (ahl lah-doh deh)
Next to, beside, compared to, with
Debajo de (deh-bah-hoh deh)
Under, underneath, beneath
Delante de (deh-lahn-teh deh)
In front of, opposite, before
Detras de (deh-trahs deh)
Behind, after
Encima de (ehn-see-mah deh)
On, on top of, above
Enfrente de (ehn-frehn-teh deh)
In front of, facing, across from, opposite of
Entre (ehn-treh)
between, by, among,
Sobre (soh-breh)
On, on top of, about, over, around
Estar + adjective
expresses a change from the norm, a condition, or how the
speaker feels about or perceives a person, object, or experience.
i.e Jorge está delgado. Jorge is/looks thin.
The adjectives ___, ____, and___ are always used with estar.
contento/a, cansado/a, and enojado/a
Some adjectives have one meaning with ser and another with estar.
1)Ese señor es malo.
That man is bad/evil.
2)Ese señor está malo. That man is ill.
3)La profesora es aburrida. The professor is boring.
4)La profesora está aburrida. The professor is bored
