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Tips 107: 8 Uses of Ser and Estar with Adjectives
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:
How else can you ser and estar with adjectives?
The post Tips 107: 8 Uses of Ser and Estar with Adjectives appeared first on Real Fast Spanish.
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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:
How else can you ser and estar with adjectives?
The post Tips 107: 8 Uses of Ser and Estar with Adjectives appeared first on Real Fast Spanish.
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