{"id":2333,"date":"2011-02-10T15:25:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T15:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2011-02-10T15:25:15","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T15:25:15","slug":"spanish-lesson-beginner-12-describing-personality-and-feelings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-12-describing-personality-and-feelings\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 12 Describing Personality and Feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 12 Describing Personality &amp; Feelings\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTs3yiJghxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today we are going to continue looking at how to make descriptions in Spanish and specifically how to describe personality and feelings. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To describe how someone feels, if they are happy, sad, angry, etc, we use the verb \u201cEstar\u201d (to be). We have already looked at the verb \u201cSer\u201d which is another version of the verb \u201cto be\u201d that is used in different situations and today we will introduce \u201cEstar\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> \u201cSer\u201d and \u201cEstar\u201d are two of the most important verbs in Spanish and it is crucial to understand the differences between them and when to use one or the other. This is a little tricky at first and not something that can be mastered in one lesson, but we will work on it together throughout the course and gradually you will become completely clear on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Let\u00b4s see first how to conjugate the verb \u201cEstar\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Estar: To be<\/p>\n<p>(Yo) estoy: I am<br \/>\n(T\u00fa) est\u00e1s: You are (informal)<br \/>\n(Usted) est\u00e1: You are (formal)<br \/>\n(\u00c9l) est\u00e1: He is<br \/>\n(Ella) est\u00e1: She is<br \/>\n(Nosotros) estamos: We are<br \/>\n(Vosotros) est\u00e1is: You (group) are (informal)<br \/>\n(Ustedes) est\u00e1n: You (group) are (formal)<br \/>\n(Ellos\/ellas) est\u00e1n: They are<\/p>\n<p>No estoy: I am not<br \/>\nNo est\u00e1s: You aren\u00b4t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, we will see some vocabulary related to feelings which we will later match with the verb \u201cEstar\u201d to talk about how someone feels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contento\/a: happy<br \/>\nTriste: sad<br \/>\nEnfadado\/a: angry<br \/>\nNervioso\/a: nervous<br \/>\nTranquilo\/a: calm<br \/>\nAburrido\/a: bored<br \/>\nCansado\/a: tired<br \/>\nPreocupado\/a: worried<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is important to know that if we are talking about more than one person we will add \u201cS\u201d to the word if it finishes in a vowel and \u201cES\u201d if it finishes in a consonant. For example: \u201ccontento\u201d, will be \u201ccontentos\u201d if we are saying that various people are happy. Also, bear in mind that the words which finish in an \u201cO\u201d will change to an \u201cA\u201d when we are talking about someone female \u201cContento\u201d, for example, changes to \u201ccontenta\u201d if we are saying that a girl is happy. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see now some examples of the verb \u201cEstar\u201d with this vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Estoy contento \/ contenta: I am happy<br \/>\nEstamos contentos\/ contentas: We are happy<br \/>\n\u00bfEst\u00e1s cansado \/cansada?: Are you tired?<br \/>\n\u00bfEst\u00e1is cansados \/ cansadas?: Are you (group) tired?<br \/>\nAntonio est\u00e1 preocupado: Antonio is worried<br \/>\nMar\u00eda est\u00e1 preocupada: Mar\u00eda is worried<br \/>\nAntonio y Mar\u00eda est\u00e1n preocupados: Antonio and Mar\u00eda are worried<\/p>\n<p><strong>When we want to talk about how someone is \u201cpermanently\u201d &#8211; about their personality &#8211; we use the verb \u201cSer\u201d rather than \u201cEstar\u201d as this describes permanent states.  Let\u00b4s see some vocabulary related to personality and then some example sentences using the verb \u201cSer\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alegre: happy<br \/>\nAmable: kind<br \/>\nDivertido\/a: good fun<br \/>\nSimp\u00e1tico\/a: friendly<br \/>\nAburrido\/a: boring<br \/>\nOrdenado\/a: tidy<br \/>\nVago\/a: lazy<br \/>\nListo\/a: clever<br \/>\nSoy ordenado \/ ordenada: I am tidy<br \/>\nSomos ordenados \/ ordenadas: we are tidy<br \/>\nEres divertido\/a: you are good fun<br \/>\nUstedes son aburridos: you are boring (group\/ formal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is all for today. It is very important to understand when to use \u201cSer\u201d and when to use \u201cEstar\u201d. In future lessons we will see more examples of their use in specific sentences and you will develop a feel for how and when to use one or the other. For now I recommend that you just concentrate on remembering how each is conjugated and how to use them correctly when describing people. You can try to write a description of someone you know with the information of today\u00b4s class and the previous class which looked at Physical Descriptions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope very much that you are enjoying your Spanish studies and wish you a wonderful week. See you next time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal? Today we are going to continue looking at how to make descriptions in Spanish and specifically how to describe personality and feelings. To describe how someone feels, if they are happy, sad, angry, etc, we use the verb \u201cEstar\u201d (to be). 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