Unit 29 Guidebook: describe people, use ser and estar
KEY PHRASES
Describe people
Carmen y María son muy estudiosas.
Carmen and María are very studious.
Carmen and María are very studious.
Las chicas están nerviosas en la clase.
The girls are nervous in the class.
The girls are nervous in the class.
Esos estudiantes son inteligentes.
Those students are intelligent.
Those students are intelligent.
Rafael, tú eres perezoso.
Rafael, you are lazy.
Rafael, you are lazy.
Muchos estudiantes están enfermos hoy.
Many students are sick today.
Many students are sick today.
¿Ustedes están cansados hoy?
Are you tired today?
Are you tired today?
TIP
La oficina es grande y está abierta
Don't let ser and estar scare you! You can remember it this way: pretend that the t in estar is for temporary!
Yo estoy muy ocupado hoy.
I am very busy today.
I am very busy today.
Esta oficina es grande.
This office is big.
This office is big.
TIP
Let’s talk about Ser vs. Estar!
Use forms of ser for descriptions of people and things.
El gato es negro.
Use forms of estar for temporary states of being and locations.
El gato está contento.
El gato está en la mesa.