Question

What is the difference between ser and estar?

Answer 1

Okay let me just tell you that this is one of the hardest questions there is in Spanish but I can help you. I know that they taught me that "estar" is "to be" and "ser" is "to be". So, it is basically the same thing - is it really? Nope.

Here:
Dario es divertido, pero hoy esta aburrido.

Answer 2

Basically, that sentence says "Darius is fun, but today he is bored."

Answer 3

"es" is from "ser" and "esta" is from "estar:

Answer 4

So.. it is saying that IN GENERAL, Darius is fun. But RIGHT NOW, he is bored.

Answer 5

Do you understand?

Answer 6

Its very hard to explain...

Answer 7

Yea but I need to know what things i would use ser and estar for.

Answer 8

You can use ser for explaining how people are in general.

Fore example, you would use "ser" for things like:

He is serious
She is fun
He is sympathetic
She is ugly
He is handsome
She is tall
He is short
etc...

Answer 9

You can use "estar" for either explaining how people feel now or explaining where you are for example:

I am in Mexico
I am in USA
I am in Africa
He is in Africa
We are in Africa
I am mad
He is sad

Answer 10

Ok thank you is there anything else that you use it for?

Answer 11

Use what for?