🧠 Struggling with Ser vs Estar in Spanish? This episode is your beginner-friendly guide to finally understanding how to say “to be” in Spanish — and when to use each one!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ What Estar means and how to conjugate it in the present tense (I am/ You Are / She&He Is)

✅ The 2 main reasons to use Estar (emotion & location)

✅ The 2 main reasons to use Ser (identity & origin)

Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) explain everything step-by-step so you can feel more confident using both verbs in real-life conversations.

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

Big shout-out to Elliette from Australia 🇦🇺 for participating in our Episode 6 and 7 challenges! She nailed the gender and article rules — ¡muy bien!

✏️ Challenge of the Week

Use estar to describe how you feel or where you are! Examples:

— “Estoy feliz” (I’m happy)

— “Estoy en mi casa” (I’m at home)

— “Estoy en el tren” (I’m on the train)

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