SER vs. ESTAR - The COMPLETE guide 🇪🇸 | How to Use "To Be" in Spanish Correctly

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[@ryankramer8779]

Liked the video. Though, I'm personally not a fan of the "permanent vs. temporary" comparison for "ser" and "estar" because it tends to lead to a lot of overthinking for learners (I speak from experience 😅). Translating "to be tall/short" and "to be dead" are my favorite examples of why I think this comparison is flawed as height is something that's subject to change, which can be viewed as temporary, and death is pretty permanent, last time I checked. 🤔 I prefer to give my fellow learners this comparison instead: "ser" is the identity copula for identifying nouns and describing their attributes, and "estar" is the situation copula for describing the location, well-being, and emotions of nouns. (I do tell them that locating events is the exception to the rule.) Descriptions (names, attributes) Occupations Characteristics Times (the time & date) Origins Relations In all of these instances, you are identifying the noun or something about the noun, so that's why "ser" is the correct copula here. Position Location (except for events) Action Condition (feelings & well-being) Emotion In all of these instances, you are describing the noun's situation rather than identifying something about the noun itself, so that's why "estar" is the correct copula here. Going back to my examples "to be tall/short" and "to be dead," the reason I believe that "to be tall/short" is "ser alto/bajo" instead of "estar alto/bajo" (except in something like "Quiero estar más alto.") is because height is an attribute, which means it concerns the noun's identity, while the reason I believe that "to be dead" is "estar muerto" instead of "ser muerto" is because life and death pertain to well-being, which means it concerns the noun's situation. I think that better encapsulates the uses of the two copulae than the widespread "'Ser' is permanent. 'Estar' is temporary." If you put those examples under "permanent vs. temporary," it leaves more room for doubt in the minds of learners, but if you put those examples under "identity vs. situation," it gives learners such as myself a better idea of when each one is used 👍

[@rvtond]

Lucia, this video is excellent. I mean the pace, your energy, hand gestures, facial expressions, explanation, English pronunciation, educational content, and production. All the details. It's pro. You are a real Teacher. Just some encouragement for you, keep going, this channel is going to blow up.

[@holamydailyspanish]

Thank you very much!! It is so nice to see somebody appreciating it. I hope the videos help you a lot! Que tengas un buen día 😄♥️

[@pollyrizova5414]

Querida Lucía, amo, amo, amo tus clases de español

[@williamhosp701]

10/10 porque mi esposa es colombiana. Soy del sur de los Estados Unidos y me gusta cuando se dice "you all" por vosotros o "y'all."

[@holamydailyspanish]

Genial 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊

[@tina-marino]

I nearly became crazy searching for good practice resources and a teacher for my Spanish and suddenly I found this. Love all your video. It really helps me.

[@holamydailyspanish]

Very glad to hear this, thanks! ✨✨✨

[@lisag.2902]

you are my favorite youtube spanish teacher. Your videos are fun and interesting!

[@ericalekson3005]

Using your video in my Spanish 2 class. I am currently teaching ser and estar. Great video!

[@holamydailyspanish]

Fantástico 😍 Un saludo, espero que los alumnos hayan aprendido bien la diferencia 😄

[@livafridrihsone6683]

I finally understood the difference between ser listo and estar listo, it was confusing me all the time! Gracias 😍

[@holamydailyspanish]

So glad to hear the video helped! ♥️ Un placer 😊😊

[@iddrisuibrahim7600]

Your performance is phenomenal ❤!

[@doxyferry]

Me gusta como te explicas. Estupenda

[@holamydailyspanish]

Muchas gracias ♥️♥️

[@tmalloydesign]

El test al final del video es muy útil!

[@holamydailyspanish]

Me alegro de que te haya servido 😍😍

[@sonny.v925]

¿Qué tal, tía? 😁 Muchas gracias por el video. Tú eres la leche.

[@holamydailyspanish]

Gracias 😄😄😄

[@ТагирБахретдинов]

Muchas Gracias maestra⚘⚘⚘

[@holamydailyspanish]

😊😊😊 ¡Un placer!

[@ammirkhaled]

i like your ways how to give us the lessons muchimas gracis seniorita

[@holamydailyspanish]

Muchas gracias por ver el vídeo 😊♥️

[@hbshrvd]

thank u so much! Your video helped a lot!!!

[@slavkopantelic5198]

Thank you, Lucia, I really enjoyed the lesson.. 😊🌺 And, ofcourse, 10/10 in the quiz.. 😁

[@holamydailyspanish]

¡Fantástico!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Gracias 😄

[@priyankamakhloga8192]

Muchísimas gracías profe ❤🎉

[@holamydailyspanish]

Un placer 😍

[@laytonfrancis3036]

Brilliant thank you , you helped me a lot there before I go to Spain for Spanish classes later on in the year. Gracias 😊😉

[@holamydailyspanish]

That's great, you're going to have a fantastic time here! Glad the videos helped 😊

[@luckyfj99]

Gracias 🙏🏻

[@holamydailyspanish]

🥰 ¡Un placer!

[@Mokhtar-l2l]

Very cool Looking for the study guide , not found !

[@holamydailyspanish]

Thanks for watching! This is the link to get the Study Guide mydailyspanish.com/study-guide-youtube/ If you didn't receive it in your mail, you can write to [e-mail] and we'll solve it😊

[@robertglehmann1604]

Excelente!

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Gracias 🌸🌺🌷

[@JimmyJack-hc2jo]

I love this video

[@holamydailyspanish]

Gracias 😊

[@harrisonadah2007]

Nice job 🎉

[@holamydailyspanish]

🥰🥰

[@martymar9311]

Gracias for this info 🎉

[@holamydailyspanish]

Un placer 😄

[@ChubbyCheeseCake15]

Hi Lucia, this is such an informative video. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into not only this video but all your content… I do, however, have a question. Lately, when I either watch a movie or hear a song, I’ve noticed a very unfamiliar version of “estás”. That version being “estés”. I feel like I have looked online for a solution on when to use this version but I still find myself stumped. Is there anyway you’d be able to provide an answer or a better explanation? I’d really appreciate it.

[@aishwaryamukherjee6794]

Quiero aprender past preterite y imperfecto pasado de Ser y Estar en detalle por favor

[@holamydailyspanish]

Pretérito perfecto simple: Yo fui, tú fuiste, él fue, nosotros fuimos, vosotros fuisteis, ellos fueron. Yo estuve, tú estuviste, él estuvo, nosotros estuvimos, vosotros estuvisteis, ellos estuvieron. Imperfecto: Yo era, tú eras, él era, nosotros éramos, vosotros érais, ellos eran. Yo estaba, tú estabas, él estaba, nosotros estábamos, vosotros estábais, ellos estaban.

[@moonhand8311]

A very helpful video, delivered with your usual wonderful enthusiasm. I must say I can't see why the Spanish language chose to have the complication talked about - the meaning isn't changed in the great majority of cases, it seems. It's a bit like the random male/female designations, which are somewhat illogical and add nothing but unnecessary complications as far as I can see. But what do I know, as I'm only struggling on day 60 of learning Spanish!

[@holamydailyspanish]

Thanks for your comment and for watching the video! 😄 Glad that the video helped! Verbs at least doesn't have gender! But the adjectives and nouns do... I wish they didn't, it would be a more equal and fair language 😅 But you get used to it, you're doing good for just 60 days of learning 👏🏼👏🏼

[@mmatija5]

Great video, ¡gracias! I am always confused about the locations, for example “Madrid está en España.” Right? But it’s permanent…I guess Madrid won’t change its place 😂

[@holamydailyspanish]

Yes, locations with "estar" 👏🏼👏🏼 "Madrid está en España" is correct 😄😄

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

20 K 🔜

[@holamydailyspanish]

Pronto 😍

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

10/10

[@holamydailyspanish]

Fantástico 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@robertglehmann1604]

El hecho de que la misma palabra (aburrido, rico, frío, listo) puede significar ideas diferentes, depende de si usas ser o estar, es intrigante. ¿Hay más ejemplos de eso?

[@evangelosdimakarakos6153]

...to be or not to be that;s the question... ser o estar?

[@MarqueesBossi]

Que sera sera

[@holamydailyspanish]

Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@redakhaldi8555]

Podemos decir: mañana será lunes??

[@johngardner4897]

Thsankyou for the explanations. However (and please forgive me ),half way through I give up because of the contradictions. And death is a permanent state so why use estar ?? 😕

[@ferdieshoes2310]

I don't want to confuse anybody,but sometimes we use "ser" and "estar" for the same or similar idea, example: "cuando yo ESTABA pequeño,jugaba con mis hermanos". But I can say also: " cuando yo ERA pequeño,jugaba con mis hermanos ". Same idea using both verbs. No quería confundirlos,pero no me quedó remedio.😢

[@holamydailyspanish]

En España no lo usamos así. En Latinoamérica parece que usáis "estar" mucho más 😯

[@ferdieshoes2310]

@@holamydailyspanish lo usamos en este caso. Pero si lo ves desde el punto de la lógica, tiene sentido. En general ,el verbo "ser" es permanente y el verbo "estar" es cambiante. Sin embargo cuando ERES niño es permanente TEMPORALMENTE,pero eventualmente vas a CAMBIAR a otro estado,a adulto. Osea que en ese momento ERAS un niño(permanente ),pero luego creces y ya NO lo eres (cambias) de ahí a usar el verbo "estar" también. Por eso el sentido de usar "estar" pequeño y "ser" pequeño refleja la misma idea. Diferente al país de nacimiento,ese siempre será PERMANENTE hasta que mueras. Y hay muchos ejemplos similares donde se pueden usar ambos verbos de esa misma manera. Un abrazo!