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10 useful Spanish idioms and expressions with the verb 'estar' Written by Maria Fernandez |
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There are dozens of useful expressions in Spanish with the verb 'estar'. In the Lesson 3 dialog, for example, you can hear:
¿estás de vacaciones?
'Estar de vacaciones' means to be on vacation, to be on holiday. Expressions with the verb 'estar' generally refer to temporary situations, activities or states of mind, rather than permanent ones, as you can see in the expressions below.
Many expressions with 'estar' come with an adjective or describing words, for instance:
estar loco - to be mad
In those cases, the describing word has to agree with the person or thing it describes. Compare these two sentences:
el profesor está loco - the teacher is mad
mis tías están locas - my aunts are mad
To find out more about how describing words work in Spanish, go the grammar movies in Lessons 6, 7, 12 and 13.
Here are ten useful Spanish idioms and expressions with 'estar', together with their English translation and an example:
estar de viaje - to be travelling
mis padres están de viaje - my parents are travelling
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