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Tips 107: 8 Uses of Ser and Estar with Adjectives


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The uses of Ser and Estar are an important part of Spanish that you should always be revising.

In today’s podcast, you will learn about one specific part: the uses of ser and estar with adjectives.

As a reminder, ‘ser’ tends to imply a permanent feature and ‘estar’ tends to imply a temporary feature. Keep this in mind as you listen to the examples for today.

Examples from today’s podcast:

Elena is a good person, she always gives to the poor – Elena es buena, ella siempre da a los pobres.

This wine is of high quality – Este vino es muy bueno.

This gazpacho tastes great / amazing – Este gazpacho está buenísimo.

The boy is very attractive. He is tall, dark and his body is incredible – El chico está muy bueno. Es alto, moreno y el cuerpo está increíble.

I don’t like your friend he is a bad (person) – No me cae bien tu amigo, él es malo.

The Paella is cheap because it is low quality – La paella es barata porque es muy mala.

Sonia has spent all day in bed she is very sick – Sonia ha pasado todo el día en la cama, ella está muy mala.

This chicken is bad, I don’t like it – Este pollo está malo, no me gusta.

Christy Walton is the richest women in the world – Christy Walton es la mujer más rica del mundo.

The churros are so good – Los churros están tan ricos.

Your sister is very intelligent – Tu hermana es muy lista.

I’m still not ready. I need five more minutes – Todavía no estoy listo. Necesito 5 minutes más.

My car is green – Mi coche es verde.

Paco es green, he needs to keep learning – Paco está verde, tiene que seguir aprendiendo.

The apple is unripe – La manzana está verde.

The shirt is black – La camisa es negra.

I’m angry because the house is dirty – Estoy negro porque la casa está negra.

María is very open, she usually speaks to everyone at the party – María es muy abierta, ella suele hablar con todo el mundo en la fiesta.

Who left the door open? – ¿Quien dejó la puerta abierta? (La puerta está abierta)

Andrés is very closed he doesn’t speak to anybody – Andrés es muy cerrado, no habla con nadie.

The restaurant is closed, it normally opens at seven – El restaurante está cerrado, normalmente abre a las siete.

Other episodes mentioned in this podcast:

  • Para Ser – In Order To Be.
  • Estoy Por – I’m up for…
  • The 4 Past Spanish Translations of ‘Was’.
  • How else can you ser and estar with adjectives?

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