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I'm learning Spanish.. Hello everyone. I need some help about basics of Spanish. There are 2 verbs that I couldn't understand the difference between each other. They are "ser" and "estar". As I can understand, both of them have same meanings and they means "to be". For example: 1. Yo soy (ser) de Turquía. 2. Yo estoy (estar) de Turquía. Which one is correct? I'm trying to say "I'm Turkish". Would you mind to help me please? I know this is very simple but I couln't understand :)

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Alper:

For the Spanish native speakers is complicated too understand the difference with "To be". For us there are two verbs "ser y estar", but you use one to express those two. We felt in the same way that you do, you're not alone ha ha ha ha.

When you use "Estar" in Spanish, you are talking about you body in the fisical way; so where and how, for example: "Yo estoy en Chile" (I'm in Chile), "Estoy de pie" (I'm standing up) even "estar" describes mental or emotional states, for example: "Estoy cansado" (I'm tired), even describe mental conditions: "Estoy aburrido" (I'm bored), "Ella está loca" (She's insane)

You use "Ser" in Spanish when you're talking about yourself (or somebody else) describing how you are, where you come from or what is your profession, for example: "Soy inteligente" (I'm intelligent), "Eres muy linda" (You're so pretty), "Soy de Argentina" (I'm from Argentina), "Soy ingeniero" (I'm engineer), etc.


Are you more clear about "Ser and Estar"?


Saludos

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ser + adjetivo(for a long time)

estar + adjetivo( Temporarily or for a period of time)


1.When referring to places that a person is located, the verb “estar” must be used and when referring to a place that a person is from, the verb “ser” is used.

Examples:

(yo) Estoy en Barcelona. (I'm in Barcelona.)

(yo) Soy de Barcelona. (I'm from Barcelona.)


2.For nationalities and professions use also verb ser.

Examples:

(yo) Soy dentista. (I'm dentist.) 　

(yo) Soy mexicana. (I'm Mexican.) 　


I'm also learning Spanish.This is what I found on the internet.Hope it can help you.


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I suspect that part of your confusion is that Turkish uses non-verbal constructions whereas Spanish has two different forms of the concept expressed by "to be" in English. Using your examples: Ben Türküm. = Yo soy turco. Being Turkish is a state of being, a condition that one can't change. (By the way, just like you don't actually need to write the pronoun "ben" in the Turkish sentence, you also don't need to write the pronoun "yo" in the Spanish sentence. In both cases the conjugation of the verb already expresses that the subject of the sentence is "I".) The verb "ser" express this sort of state of being. However, to express location one uses the verb "estar." Think of "estar" as being the answer to the question "Nerede misiniz?". So.... Ben Türkiye'de. = Yo estoy en Turquía. Other examples: Soy alto y delgado. = Ben uzun boylu ve ince olduğum. Height and weight are considered relatively permanent in nature. Estoy enfermo. = Hastayım. The hope is that sickness is temporary.
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ser + adjetivo estar + adjetivo
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The example yo soy means tha you are form turquia and yo estoy means tha you are in Turquia fisically

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