There are two main ways to say I am, but for different contexts... Here are some examples for you on the different usages until I have a video on these two verbs: SER '(yo) soy alto, generoso e inteligente' --> I am tall, generous and intelligent 'soy doctor' --> I am a doctor. 'soy católico' --> I am Catholic 'soy de Chile' --> I am from Chile. 'soy mexicano' --> I am Mexican. ESTAR 'estoy bien' --> I am fine/well. 'estoy en el restaurante' --> I am in the restaurant
@meganbelland here's a generalization for you: ;-) estoy = I am [feeling; located; [doing something]] soy = I am [+ description of me as a person / occupation ]
Here are some you can throw in there for fun before your sentence... Normalmente... (normally) Siempre (always) A veces (at times / sometimes) De vez en cuando (from time to time) Nunca (never) A menudo (often)
Everytime I look up how to do something specific in Spanish (I'm teaching myself through the internet), I come across your video in the top few videos on my feed. Possibly because I'm subscribed to your channel, however-- I always know I will learn the most from your videos compared to others! Thank you so much for your time! Gracias!
I love your channel and always will! :D I started watching your videos in around 2013 and now I am happy to come back and learn some spanish again! I love the way how you teach people in such a simple way that everyone can understand. Btw where are you from? As it sounds that both your spanish and english are great! Thank you once again for amazing job and great value which you put in every of these videos!
@MrzRocRoyal12 Instead of questioning why something goes in a certain place in a sentence, just notice it does and take a mental note of it because languages are different.
thank u so much for all of these videos.i really needed them.i have to take a verbal mid-term and i still didnt get all of it,but now i think i have a better understanding of it.thanks:)
yes! me too! i saw hes videos for the first time this evening and i've learn SO SO SO much! its amazing, and i'm also totaly writin' everything down in a little note book ;D
To my understanding, the verb ser (soy) is mainly permanent. So for example being an artist is a permanent quality. On the other hand estar (estoy) is can vary more. So if I asked how are you that could change from day to day. For example one day you are happy while another you are sad, that is why estar (estoy) is used. Hope this helped :)
hi again. let me fix 1 only word. ATREVIDO means "daring, unpolite, rude". The word for BRAVE is "valiente" (BRAVE HEART, FOR EX, "corazón valiente", that s the meaning. Greetings from Argentina. Great teacher.
@MusicWifeyx Ser is for "being" what your are (your persona, i think that is what you call in english). Estar is for an state, for example happiness. To say that you are happy (in that moment, for example) you would say "Estoy feliz", but if you want to say that you are a happy person or that yu have a happy personality your woud say "Soy feliz". In other words. Ser is for What you are. Estoy es for How you are. Notice that the verb "Estar" have other uses :) Hoped I could help my friend.
I'm no expert, but I've only heard someone say 'yo [name]' after someone else said their name. Ex: Persona 1: Me llamo Señor Jordan. Persona 2: Yo, Dolores. Or something to that effect. Where did you learn that? Also, I always encourage my students to use the verbs when in doubt. Complete sentences are always better when learning. Also, you're a chica, ¿verdad? So it would be 'simpática'. I'll check with some of my Spanish-speaking friends though for you to confirm!
Soy Descriptions Ocupation Characteristics Time Origin Estoy Position Location Action Condition Emotion this is how we know when to use soy and estoy right? This is my first year of learning Spanish (:
@Gud0702 Here in the Valencian region of spain this is very true, for example in the lesson we have "a veces" pronounced more like "a beses" but here it would be "a bethes".
My spanish teacher have told me, that you dont say - Yo soy, but soy. That you only say yo soy when you have to truly say some big or importent thing about yourself. :)
Is saying "Yo bastante soy paciente" ok or do you have to say "soy bastante paciente"? Or "soy a veces simpatico"? Or is :" a veces soy simpatico" the only correct way?
Some things have more flexibility than others... 'bastante' is modifying 'paciente' so it must go in the same place (before). 'A veces' is modifying the whole sentence, so it could go in many places and sound ok.
Llegue por casualidad a tú video... tu acento es muy bueno jaja. Me gusto mucho aú que yo ya l sepa hablar español, se me hizo muy practico. Congratulations, good luck.
@Alfangos yeah but when do they pronounce the c as "th"? Is it not only in Spain? Because I haven't heard any Latin American, spanish speaking countries that pronounce "doce" like "dothe"
Is it okay if I say 'yo simpatico'instead of 'yo soy simpatico'??? I was told before when i introduce myself to say 'yo jenlans' and I was wondering if the same goes with adjectives?
Hey, how comes you pronounce the "c" like an "s" and not like a "th".. does it vary depending on the region? Tbh, i prefer it sounding like an "s", it's less lispy.. but I have a spanish learning CD and they pronounce it "th".. even in numbers like "once" which to me sounds weird :s.. thankyou
Antes de que me critiques quiero dejar claro que soy español (aunque mi nombre este en letras rusas) y no he podido evitar ponerte en los comentarios que lo contrario de ''deportista'' no es artístico en cualquier caso el antónimo podría ser ''perezoso'' o ''vago'' aunque tampoco existe una palabra correcta para decir lo contrario a ''deportista''
De acuerdo. Hace mucho que hice el vídeo. No me acuerdo si dije que eran opuestos o antónimos. Pero obviamente con el ejemplo que diste tienes razón. No necesariamente hay buen antónimo para “deportista”. Más bien la idea era dar varias cosas con las cuales los adolescentes pueden identificar para describirse. Si no me equivoco originalmente agarré la lista de descripciones de un libro de texto de español uno.
At 4:56 after you say, "Yo soy bastante paciente", you say some something after that right before you say "Entonces". What is it that you said? My reading and writing skills are pretty decent, but I am lacking in hearing and understanding when its quick or when I not following the context of a conversation.
I love these vids, thank you.! But what ctracks me up in this one is when you say, "Notice the YO" and "You don't always have to have the YO in the sentence" haaa!
Hi Jordan, I was searching below to see if your on f/b to send you a message, so that I could have a personal reply, but don't think your on there, so let's hope you get to read this. I was amased by the nasty comments you have received by the minority, thankfully, of vicious nasty women that have watched your video. I just want to say that your a brilliant Teacher, so dedicated to the cause and so thorough in your explanation and I think you have a lovely face and persona about you. I am at the beginning of your videos and so far haven't found one where you go into detail, re the pronunciation of b and v. If so, could you tell me what number it is. Many thanks, Kind regards Reen
Hola. I know the question is not directed to me but here is the answer. In Spanish there is not difference in the pronunciation of B/V, their sound is the one for letter B. Here is the link to the RAE buscon.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=d45ahCOicD6TkHkns8
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There are two main ways to say I am, but for different contexts...
Here are some examples for you on the different usages until I have a video on these two verbs:
SER
'(yo) soy alto, generoso e inteligente' --> I am tall, generous and intelligent
'soy doctor' --> I am a doctor.
'soy católico' --> I am Catholic
'soy de Chile' --> I am from Chile.
'soy mexicano' --> I am Mexican.
ESTAR
'estoy bien' --> I am fine/well.
'estoy en el restaurante' --> I am in the restaurant
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@meganbelland
here's a generalization for you: ;-)
estoy = I am [feeling; located; [doing something]]
soy = I am [+ description of me as a person / occupation ]
@bowownerful
The moral of the story, you can't always trust online translators.
Here are some you can throw in there for fun before your sentence...
Normalmente... (normally)
Siempre (always)
A veces (at times / sometimes)
De vez en cuando (from time to time)
Nunca (never)
A menudo (often)
Very Helpful! Thanks, you teach it better than my Spanish teacher! ; ]
I love this. I'm learning more from you than in the spanish class I'm paying for!! Thank You!!
I have exams and this helped me so much i am so thankful.
Everytime I look up how to do something specific in Spanish (I'm teaching myself through the internet), I come across your video in the top few videos on my feed. Possibly because I'm subscribed to your channel, however-- I always know I will learn the most from your videos compared to others! Thank you so much for your time! Gracias!
+Shalin BreAnne Thanks! You're too kind! ;-)
+Senor Jordan No, no. Thank YOU. I would be terribly lost without you! :)
I love your channel and always will! :D I started watching your videos in around 2013 and now I am happy to come back and learn some spanish again! I love the way how you teach people in such a simple way that everyone can understand. Btw where are you from? As it sounds that both your spanish and english are great! Thank you once again for amazing job and great value which you put in every of these videos!
That's great! I am so glad you've found the videos helpful and continue to find them helpful 3 years later! Thanks for watching!
My students love your videos! Congratulations on your well deserved award!
Double thanks to you! Tell your students "hola" from me! ;-)
You, sir, are a GODSEND 👏🏾👏🏾
My spanish teacher is forcing me to watch this video
i just learned more from u than i did my whole 4 yrs taking it in high school..! LOL ...u r a good teacher!
You can just say "No soy"... the "yo" is used for emphasis and or clarification.
I have a unit 3 test soon. Not an exam but I never study. I studied tonight and decided to end the night watching some of these videos. Hope I pass 😳
Thanks for these videos, I find them pretty helpful!
@MrzRocRoyal12
Instead of questioning why something goes in a certain place in a sentence, just notice it does and take a mental note of it because languages are different.
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thank u so much for all of these videos.i really needed them.i have to take a verbal mid-term
and i still didnt get all of it,but now i think i have a better understanding of it.thanks:)
i've taken 2 years of spanish in highschool...i'm currently taking ap language..girls like guys who speak perfect spanish.........
O I'm in TN. I know your students love u and all have a better understanding. Keep doing wat u doing! I am Soooo glad I found you and tour videos.
Gracias a ti, me encanta el material que pones y la forma como lo haces! Ya le pase este enlace a mis estudiantes.
Great teaching! well done, ive learned SO much! thanks!
yes! me too! i saw hes videos for the first time this evening and i've learn SO SO SO much! its amazing, and i'm also totaly writin' everything down in a little note book ;D
@Dennis5528
your teacher sounds like a smart person.
To my understanding, the verb ser (soy) is mainly permanent. So for example being an artist is a permanent quality. On the other hand estar (estoy) is can vary more. So if I asked how are you that could change from day to day. For example one day you are happy while another you are sad, that is why estar (estoy) is used.
Hope this helped :)
My teacher made up this: Ser= COO Characteristic, Occupation, Origin.
Estoy=LICE Location, 'Ing', Condition, Emotion.
hi again. let me fix 1 only word. ATREVIDO means "daring, unpolite, rude". The word for BRAVE is "valiente" (BRAVE HEART, FOR EX, "corazón valiente", that s the meaning. Greetings from Argentina. Great teacher.
So far this is the section with the most words that I don't know, so I think I'm going to save it and watch it a few times later on.
@MusicWifeyx Ser is for "being" what your are (your persona, i think that is what you call in english). Estar is for an state, for example happiness. To say that you are happy (in that moment, for example) you would say "Estoy feliz", but if you want to say that you are a happy person or that yu have a happy personality your woud say "Soy feliz".
In other words. Ser is for What you are. Estoy es for How you are. Notice that the verb "Estar" have other uses :) Hoped I could help my friend.
I'm no expert, but I've only heard someone say 'yo [name]' after someone else said their name.
Ex:
Persona 1: Me llamo Señor Jordan.
Persona 2: Yo, Dolores.
Or something to that effect. Where did you learn that?
Also, I always encourage my students to use the verbs when in doubt. Complete sentences are always better when learning. Also, you're a chica, ¿verdad? So it would be 'simpática'.
I'll check with some of my Spanish-speaking friends though for you to confirm!
what
I have a test in Spanish tomorrow so this came in clutch
these are really help full thanks jordan
Watch "01013 Spanish Lesson - ¿Cómo eres? & describing personality (pt 2)"
This was made in 2008. Woah. Good quality for the time.
+Zack Heaton ikr
That’s when my sister was born lol
lol- I had to take notes for dis vid and I nearly filled up an ENTIRE page with notes from within da first 40 secs!!!!!
When you’re watching these in 2021 for your college Spanish class :’)
Soy
Descriptions
Ocupation
Characteristics
Time
Origin
Estoy
Position
Location
Action
Condition
Emotion
this is how we know when to use soy and estoy right?
This is my first year of learning Spanish (:
You sir have gained yourself another subscriber hahaha, I enjoy learning from your videos and look forward to learning more about speaking in Spanish
+Julio Rodrigo Lopez Thanks! Glad you think they're worthwhile! :-)
I am glad that you still go back to your oldest videos and answer questions
I do my best!
@Gud0702 Here in the Valencian region of spain this is very true, for example in the lesson we have "a veces" pronounced more like "a beses" but here it would be "a bethes".
This is going to be so helpful for my test after the half term.
My spanish teacher have told me, that you dont say - Yo soy, but soy. That you only say yo soy when you have to truly say some big or importent thing about yourself. :)
Gracias.
He said “We are going to learn how to say you are 💁🏻♂️ and I am 🤌🏻”
Thank u for your effort sir
I really loved the lesson
but can we change the ending of the word if it was feminine ?
+Nadira Koubaras I believe that is addressed in part 2:
th-cam.com/video/qN6J7GHfi6E/w-d-xo.html
Thanks alot ♡★♡★
Nadira Koubaras add an "a" at the end as a feminine use. :) hope i helped
add a not o
Great video
thanks for the lessons, you rock dude
Is saying "Yo bastante soy paciente" ok or do you have to say "soy bastante paciente"? Or "soy a veces simpatico"? Or is :" a veces soy simpatico" the only correct way?
Some things have more flexibility than others...
'bastante' is modifying 'paciente' so it must go in the same place (before).
'A veces' is modifying the whole sentence, so it could go in many places and sound ok.
Señor Jordan thank you, that helps :) Your lessons are really good btw!
Llegue por casualidad a tú video... tu acento es muy bueno jaja. Me gusto mucho aú que yo ya l
sepa hablar español, se me hizo muy practico. Congratulations, good luck.
@seriouslynow595
it can be... but it is also used as someone being hardworking.
Sure would. Muy bien. I think I cover that in part 2? ;-)
Watching this for online class
XanderHawk 24 lol same
Same
I love u for this video and all the others thank u so much for the helpful lessons! Where do u teach?
Gracias! :)
great video! thanks a bunch
My name is David and i am in spanish 111 and your lessons helps so much thank you
only 'bastante' and 'muy' are just after 'soy'? is it a rule or it doens't matter if it's on the beginning of sentence?
btw. great vid :)
I'm 5 years late but I can try to help still... you could say, I'm usually late, or sometimes I'm late
Great list! What about masculine versus feminine?
THANK YOU! :D
@Alfangos yeah but when do they pronounce the c as "th"? Is it not only in Spain? Because I haven't heard any Latin American, spanish speaking countries that pronounce "doce" like "dothe"
Very good video thanks allot!!!
Is it okay if I say 'yo simpatico'instead of 'yo soy simpatico'??? I was told before when i introduce myself to say 'yo jenlans' and I was wondering if the same goes with adjectives?
Rocking that 240p
VERY HELPFUL!!!
sometimes you put the adj in the front like A veces soy and sometimes you put in after soy like soy bastante. that means it can be switched right?
I love this video!!!
Good job
@jamexicangirl
Thanks You're too kind! I teach in Missouri.
I Thank you , for uploading this video.
they couldn't get like a video that isn't from 12 years ago lol
Thanks so much.i am the only one in the comments ater 15 years
please a make a song on describing your personality
Who is watching this for spanish in 2024
how many videos do you have
Good. Job. Dude
@Gud0702
Different places have different accents. The pronunciation of 'c' and 's' as you describe occurs in Spain predominantly. ;-)
Nice, your video!
i notice the same thing. that may be too advance for myself. only have a few months of learning. IM OVERWHELMED
Bravo!
Hey, how comes you pronounce the "c" like an "s" and not like a "th".. does it vary depending on the region? Tbh, i prefer it sounding like an "s", it's less lispy.. but I have a spanish learning CD and they pronounce it "th".. even in numbers like "once" which to me sounds weird :s.. thankyou
@nikonpictopro se puede decir ¿En serio?, ¿lo dices/decís en serio?, o ¿posta? (informal)
Donde está la biblioteca
Mi gusta tus lessons. :)
Antes de que me critiques quiero dejar claro que soy español (aunque mi nombre este en letras rusas) y no he podido evitar ponerte en los comentarios que lo contrario de ''deportista'' no es artístico en cualquier caso el antónimo podría ser ''perezoso'' o ''vago'' aunque tampoco existe una palabra correcta para decir lo contrario a ''deportista''
De acuerdo. Hace mucho que hice el vídeo. No me acuerdo si dije que eran opuestos o antónimos. Pero obviamente con el ejemplo que diste tienes razón. No necesariamente hay buen antónimo para “deportista”. Más bien la idea era dar varias cosas con las cuales los adolescentes pueden identificar para describirse. Si no me equivoco originalmente agarré la lista de descripciones de un libro de texto de español uno.
At 4:56 after you say, "Yo soy bastante paciente", you say some something after that right before you say "Entonces". What is it that you said? My reading and writing skills are pretty decent, but I am lacking in hearing and understanding when its quick or when I not following the context of a conversation.
+Lman X "entonces" means "so" or "then". Hope that helps! ;-)
+Senor Jordan I understand what Entonces mean, but there was a short phrase you said right before Entonces."Oooo, "?
+Lman X "Sí, con mis alumnos sí" (Yes, with my students yes).
+Senor Jordan Ah,Gracias! =]
are there any accents?
I love these vids, thank you.! But what ctracks me up in this one is when you say, "Notice the YO" and "You don't always have to have the YO in the sentence" haaa!
If a female have to say the adj. like atrevido, generoso, simpático etc. Do I need to change the last letter from o to a ?
Yes
This was very help full
Quizás....
(yo) Soy artístico pero no deportista.
o
(yo) Soy artístico pero (yo) no soy deportista.
(words in parentheses are optional)
Me too
The way he pronunciates p sometimes sounds very much like ㅃ(Stressed b or p) sound in korean.
at 3:37 when we are asking a female eres trabajadora o perezosa? right?
yes. see next video 01013
i wrote to senor jordan that i saw it. but thank you anyway :)
I heard that from a friend of mine who is Brazilian and her husband is Mexican. She told me I would sound stupid if I said 'Me llamo Jenlans'
How to say "You are brave" in Spanish?
Hi Jordan, I was searching below to see if your on f/b to send you a message, so that I could have a personal reply, but don't think your on there, so let's hope you get to read this.
I was amased by the nasty comments you have received by the minority, thankfully, of vicious nasty women that have watched your video.
I just want to say that your a brilliant Teacher, so dedicated to the cause and so thorough in your explanation and I think you have a lovely face and persona about you.
I am at the beginning of your videos and so far haven't found one where you go into detail, re the pronunciation of b and v.
If so, could you tell me what number it is.
Many thanks,
Kind regards
Reen
Hola. I know the question is not directed to me but here is the answer. In Spanish there is not difference in the pronunciation of B/V, their sound is the one for letter B. Here is the link to the RAE buscon.rae.es/dpd/srv/search?id=d45ahCOicD6TkHkns8