KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
What people are like: 'ser' and 'estar' in 1st person plural
People and places: 'estar' and 'ser'
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Your learning goal
I can use the 1st person plural of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ to talk about what we are like and how we are feeling today.
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I can use the 1st person plural of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ to talk about what we are like and how we are feeling today.
Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [ce] is pronounced as in 'cerca'.
- The sound symbol correspondence [ci] is pronounced as in 'cierto'.
- The verb 'ser' means 'to be, being' and is used for permanent traits. 'Somos' means 'we are'.
- The verb 'estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for temporary states. 'Estamos' means 'we are'
Words to know
- somos
- part of the verb ‘ser’ meaning we are and used to talk about permanent traits
- estamos
- part of the verb ‘estar’ meaning we are and used to talk about temporary states
Common mistakes
It doesn't matter whether we use 'ser' or 'estar' in Spanish as they both mean 'to be, being.'
Both verbs mean 'to be, being' but 'ser' is used to describe permanent traits and 'estar' to describe temporary states.
For parents, carers and teachers
- For Task A, the teacher might want to do a pronunciation competition to see who reads the words the fastest while still pronouncing them clearly.