Estamos por empezar Part 1, Ser and Estar Flashcards
(29 cards)
A cold
Javier has not been able to come because he has a bad cold
Resfrío
Javier no ha podido venir porque esta con un fuerte resfrio
Careless
He is very careless when it comes to his health
Descuidado
Es muy descuidado cuando se trata de su salud
My brother is working as a driver.
Mi hermano está de chofer
Temporary situations including roles, employment and emotions are often expressed using estar de.
Pending matters
Even though he is on holidays, it has not stopped him from working on pending matters
Asuntos pendientes
Aunque está de vacaciones, no ha dejado de trabajar en varios asuntos pendientes
Ser + de (description)
You just want to escape from that situation.
This girl is somone you don’t want to mess about with.
La situación es de correrr
La chica es de armas tomar
Ser + de (made of)
The car is made of fibreglass
This cardboard container is recyclable
El auto es de fibra de vidrio
El envase es de cartón reciclable
To take care of yourself
It seems to me that she doesn’t take care of herself
Cuidarse
Me parece que no se cuida
The most popular social network is having a birthday.
La red social más popular está de cumpleaños.
Temporary situations including roles, employment and emotions are often expressed using estar de.
Don’t take it seriously. He was joking.
No te pongas serio. Estaba de broma
What types of clothing are in style?
¿Qué tipos de vestidos están de moda?
Temporary situations including roles, employment and emotions are often expressed using estar de.
The boss is in a very ugly mood.
El jefe está de un humor muy feo.
Temporary situations including roles, employment and emotions are often expressed using estar de.
I have a friend who has swine flu.
Tengo un amiga que está con la influenza porcina.
In addition to indicating who someone is with, estar con can be used to indicate illnesses, what a person is wearing and other characteristics.
There are days I’m in constant pain.
Hay días que estoy con dolor constante.
The meat smelled bad
La carne estaba con mal olor.
Physcially or emotionally affected.
In addition to indicating who someone is with, estar con can be used to indicate illnesses, what a person is wearing and other characteristics.
We are in doubt about these medications.
Estamos con duda sobre estos medicamentos.
At the moment I’m not in pain.
De momento estoy sin dolor.
Estar sin is used much like estar con but with the opposite meaning. (Of course, it can also mean “to be without.”
I am penniless and friendless
Estoy sin dinero y sin amigos
To works as or to act as (especially when on a temporary basis)
Pedro is working as a painter
Estar de, estar como
Pedro está de pintor. Pedro está como pintor
To be based on, to lie in, to be with (when used as in..
The problem is with (or is based on, or lies in) the color)
Estar en que
El problema está en que el color
To be about to, to be ready for, to be in the mood for.
I’m not in the mood for love
Estar para
No estoy para amor
To be in favor of
He was in favor of freedom for the slaves
Estar por
Estaba por la liberación de los esclavosba
To be about to, to be on the verge of
We’re about to win
Estar por
Estamos por ganar
To indicate intense or repeated action.
Poor woman, she has been crying all day
Estar que
Pobre mujer, está que llora todo el día
I am starving
Estoy que me muero de hambre
