Chapter 3- ser vs estar Flashcards by Kim McCoy

use “soy” when talking about

characteristics, occupation, origin

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use “estoy” when talking about

actions, emotions, location

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quien eres

who are you?

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I am Kim

Soy Kim

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I am honest

Soy honesto/a

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I am brave

Soy valiente

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I am nice, gentle, friendly, kind

Soy amable (ah-mah-bleh)

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I am a woman/ man

Soy mujer/ hombre

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I am Mexican

Soy mexicano/a

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I am American

Soy americano/a

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I am from the USA

Soy de Estados Unidos

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I am from Mexico

Soy de Mexico

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What do you do for a living?

A que te dedicas

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I am a nurse

Soy enfermero/a

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I am a financial manager

Soy gerente financiero (heh-ren-teh fee-nan-cee-ero)

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I am an airplane mechanic

soy mecánico de aviones

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How are you?

Como estas

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I am very well

Estoy muy bien

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I am busy

Estoy ocupado/a

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I am bored

Estoy aburrido/a

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I am scared

Estoy asustado/a

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I am a bit sad

Estoy un poco triste

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I am a little bit tired

Estoy un poquito cansado/a

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I am frustrated

Estoy frustrado/a

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What are you doing?

Que estas haciendo?

I am eating/cooking

Estoy comiendo/cocinando

I am studying/ working

Estoy estudiando/ trabajando

I am practicing my Spanish

Estoy practicando mi espanol

Donde estas

Where are you?

I am home

Estoy en la casa

I am at the beach

Estoy en la playa

I am in my car

Estoy en mi carro / coche

I am outside/ inside

Estoy afuera/ adentro

I am in the pool

Estoy en la piscina (pee-seen-ah)

I am (estar)

Estoy

You are (estar)

Estas

He/She is (estar)

Esta

We are (estar)

Estamos

They are (estar)

Estan

I am (ser)

Soy

You are (ser)

eres

He /She is (ser)

We are (ser)

Somos

They are (ser)

son

I am very happy today

estoy muy feliz / alegre hoy

I am buying some things at the grocery store

Estoy comprando unas cosas en el supermercado

You are doing a good job

Estas haciendo un buen trabajo

Are you ok?

Estas bien?

He is driving

El esta manejando

She is visiting her sister

Ella esta visitando a su hermana

We are about to get there

Estamos a punto de llegar

we are all here

Estamos todos aqui

They are excited to see you

Estan emocionados por verte

The keys (they) are hanging

Las llaves estan colgadas

I am a hard working person

Soy una persona trabajadora

I am honest and loyal

Soy honesto/a y leal

You are funny

Eres gracioso/a

Where are you from?

De donde eres

He is a musician

El es musico

She is my friend

Ella es mi amiga

We are from Oklahoma

Somos de oklahoma

We are a close family

Somos una familia unida

They are from texas

Ellos son de texas

My parents are mexican

Mis padres son mexicanos

I have

tengo

I was cold/ hot

Tenia frio/ calor

I was sleepy

tenia sueño

I was hungry

tenia hambre

I was 10 years old

tenia diez anos

you were cold

tu tenias frio

he/she was hot

el/ ella tenia calor

we were sleepy

teniamos sueno

they were hungry

ellos tenian hambre

past simple of estar- I was, you were, he/she was, we were, they were

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, esuvieron

I was in chicago last week

Estuve en chicago la semana pasada

I was tired all evening

Estuve cansado/a toda la tarde

I was waiting for you

estuve esperandote

I was at the fair

estuve en la feria

I was on a trip to mexico

estuve de viaje en mexico

I was with them

estuve con ellos

past imperfect of estar- I was, you were, he/ she was, we were, they were

estaba, estabas, estaba, estabamos, estaban

I was outside when (something happened)

estaba afuera cuando (algo paso)

i was playing video games

estaba jugando videojuegos

i was studying for my exam

estaba estudiando para mi examen

i was talking on the phone and time flew by

estaba hablando por telefono y se me fue el tiempo

i was in a meeting

estaba en una junta

i was cooking when you called me

estaba cocinando cuando me llamaste

i was in my room listening to music

estaba en mi cuarto escuchando musica

i was nervous

estaba nervioso/a

i was in love

estaba enamorado/a

i was working with my brother

estaba trabajando con mi hermano

i was sick

estaba enfermo/a

past simple of ser- i was, you were, he/ she was, we were, they were

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

i was a member of that organization

fui miembro de esa organizacion

i was invited to their bday party

fui invitado/a a su fiesta de cumpleanos

i was a consierge at that hotel

fui maletero en ese hotel

i was the best candidate

fui la mejor candidato/a

i was very cruel to(with) you

fui muy cruel contigo

i was very short(sarcastic) with him/her

fui muy cortante con el/ella

past imperfect of ser- i was, you were, he/she was, we were, they were

era, eras, era, eramos, eran

i/he/she was a student

era un estudiante

i/he/she was an introvert / extrovert

era introvertido/a , extrovertido/a

i/he/she was shy

era timido/a

i/he/she was naive

era ingenuo/a

Chapter 3- ser vs estar Flashcards

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