Ser vs Estar vs Tener: All the Ways to Say “I am” in Spanish | Spanish Basics Series

In English, whenever you are happy, at home, or cold, you use the verb to be (am, are, is) to refer to all three things. However, in Spanish, we say estoy feliz (or in some cases soy feliz), estoy en la casa, and tengo frío!

Three different verbs are equivalent to the English verb “to be.” Today, we will discuss when it is most appropriate to use each verb!

You can learn more by checking our blog post about this topic here ►

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[aydengrover]

Learned more here than in my 1-hour Spanish class. Thank you so much!!

[quit]

Thank you so much for this video, helped me a lot for my Spanish Exam tomorrow!

[dawn]

THANK YOU!! Went through several videos before I found yours, which FINALLY made sense of ser and estar.

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[musicislove]

First time watching and this is the best explanation I’ve received! And I’ve asked native Spanish speakers and even they couldn’t explain the difference😂. Buen trabajo! You’ve gained a new subscriber!

[musicofhevan]

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[Mahdul]

This lesson is awesome that covers 3 important parts within very short period of time !👍

[Sandyslearnings]

¡Hola! I have recently started learning Spanish. This is an excellent video for "ser" and "estar". Can you please do a video on porque, para y por. ¡Muchas Gracias!

[jatinkhaimani]

Tu eres buena profesora. Mucha gracias. Estoy muy bien

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[oliverhunter]

Absolutely amazing vid! Thank you so much!

[upanitamandal]

please make a video of regular verbs, irregular verbs and reflexive verbs

[marii]

i have a question, you say at both verbs (estar and tener) that theyre used to express how youre feeling. but when do you use estar or tener?

[sergiantonisilvalerin]

Good video, ... Only 👆 "una cosa" ... In Spain 🇪🇸 :Vosotros SOIS Americanos (Second person plural:Informal)... ESTAÍS... TENÉIS 😉

[UniquelyNeika]

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[ezenoriega]

to say your age in spanish you use the verb TENER (to have) and NOT the verb To Be as in English.

Yo tengo (have) 20 años // Yo SOY (am) 20 años !!!WRONG!!!!

[ahmadashrafsedki]

i still don't get the difference between tener and estar in the feeling/emotions part, mierda