Ser vs Estar in Spanish – The Beginner’s Guide to “To Be”

🧠 Struggling with Ser vs Estar in Spanish? This episode is your beginner-friendly guide to finally understanding how to say “to be” in Spanish — and when to use each one!In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ What Estar means and how to conjugate it in the present tense (I am/ You Are / She&He Is) ✅ The 2 main reasons to use Estar (emotion & location) ✅ The 2 main reasons to use Ser (identity & origin)Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) explain everything step-by-step so you can feel more confident using both verbs in real-life conversations.🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week Big shout-out to Elliette from Australia 🇦🇺 for participating in our Episode 6 and 7 challenges! She nailed the gender and article rules — ¡muy bien!✏️ Challenge of the Week Use estar to describe how you feel or where you are! Examples: — “Estoy feliz” (I’m happy) — “Estoy en mi casa” (I’m at home) — “Estoy en el tren” (I’m on the train)Comment below or message us on instagram your answer — we’d love to hear from you!💛 Subscribe, leave a rating, and share this episode to support our community of beginner Spanish learners. Instagram | TikTok → @spanglish_friends 📩 Contact: [email protected] 📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons: [email protected]🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic