KS2 · Spanish · Year 5
Today vs. in general: 'somos' and 'estamos'
Me and others: singular 'estar' (for states) and 'ser' (for traits)
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Your learning goal
I can say how we are today and in general.
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I can say how we are today and in general.
Key learning points
- In Spanish, syllables often come in consonant-vowel pairs. Each syllable in a word is pronounced fully.
- When describing more than one, adjectives end in -os if the noun is masculine and -as if it's feminine.
- When an adjective ends in -es, it can describe a masculine or feminine plural noun.
- To mean 'we are' for location and temporary state, use 'estamos'.
- To mean 'we are' for general traits, use 'somos'.
Words to know
- syllable
- a unit of sound within a word
- adjective
- a word that gives information about a noun
- estamos
- we are for location and temporary states, part of the verb 'estar'
- somos
- we are for general traits, part of the verb 'ser'
Common mistakes
There is one way to say 'we are' in Spanish.
There are two ways to say 'we are' in Spanish. Estamos is used to say 'we are' for location and temporary state. Somos is used to say 'we are' for general traits.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You could explore consonant-vowel syllables in more detail by splitting up additional words (e.g. adjectives), reading them aloud and counting the syllables together.