1.5: Asking and telling how we are doing using the verb ¨estar¨

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    informal formal
    ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo está usted?

    The verb ”estar” (to be):

    We use the verb ”estar” when we want to talk about the state or condition of someone or something.

    Some adjectives used to talk about states of being:

    bien – well mal – bad

    You can say ”regular” or ”más o menos”if you are just O.K.

    More adjectives used to describe how you feel:

    Where I put the @ symbol, put an ”o” if you are describing a male and an ”a” if you are describing a female.

    cansad@ - tired

    aburrid@ - bored

    triste – sad

    content@ - content

    enojad@ - angry

    emocionad@ - excited

    Personal subject pronouns

    singular plural
    yo - I nosotros / nosotras - we
    tú - you (informal) vosotros / vosotras - you / y´all (informal, plural)

    usted - you (formal)

    él - he

    ella - she

    ustedes - you / you all (formal, plural)

    ellos - they (masculine)

    ellas - they (feminine)
    Thinking about the vocabulary
    • Note that nosotros and vosotros are masculine or mixed and nosotras and vosotras are feminine.
    • Note that ”vos” is another pronoun used to refer to ”you” in some countries such as Argentina, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. While I have not included the ”vos" conjugations in this book, they are perfectly acceptable and you will want to use them in some regions. One reason I have not included them is that their use varies by region.
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    conjugaciones del verbo ¨estar¨

    (yo) - estoy (nosotr@s) - estamos
    (tú) - estás ((vosotr@s) - estáis)

    (usted) - está

         (él) - está

       (ella) - está

    (ustedes) - están

    (ellos) - están

    (ellas) - están
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    Actividad comunicativa: ¿Cómo estamos? - Talking about how we are feeling

    ejemplos:

    ¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien, Gracias.
    ¿Cómo está Milagros? Está contenta.
    ¿Cómo está Miguel? Está triste.
    ¿Cómo están Miguel y Martín? Están contentos.
    ¿Cómo están Araceli y Teresa? Están aburridas.

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