What’s in store for you today: The verb estar
Today’s goals are:
To learn more about “estar”
To learn vocabulary for emotions/states/conditions
Listen to Track 3.1.1
María: Hola, Lucía. ¿Cómo estás hoy?
Lucía: Estoy despistada.
María: ¿Por qué?
Lucía: Estoy muy nerviosa porque tengo un examen mañana.
María: ¿Estás lista para el examen?
Lucía: No sé. Estoy agobiada y preocupada.
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The Verb “Estar”
We’ve talked about ser and how it’s used for permanent characteristics as well as a number of other things. Well, today, we’re going to talk about the verb estar, which is used for temporary conditions (as well as a number of other things, too).
Before we dive in, though, let’s review the conjugation we’ll use for estar.
Listen to Track 3.1.2
| Yo estoy | Nosotros/as estamos |
| Tú estás | Vosotros/as estáis |
| Él/Ella/Usted está | Ellos/as/Ustedes están |
Speaking Practice Exercise 1
P.L.A.C.E
Like with “ser,” we looked at an acronym to help us remember when to use estar. It was:
Today, we’re going to work with condition and emotion. Action we will save for later. Location we’ll look at tomorrow, as well as a little bit of position.
¿Estás agobiado? (Are you overwhelmed?)
I certainly hope you’re not feeling too agobiado right now. These last two weeks have been a lot of Spanish! Today, we’re going to keep adding to it!
Here are some common emotions/states in Spanish:
Speaking Practice Exercise 2
Estoy… Estás…Está…
Listen to Track 3.1.5