'To be' in Spanish can be translated into either 'estar' or 'ser'. Below you will find the rules and uses for these two verbs along with sample sentences illustrating their use.
No quiero estar aquí.
I don't want to be here.
Tu abrigo esta en aquella silla.
Your overcoat is on that chair.
¿Dónde esta mi sombrero?
Where is my hat?
París esta en Francia.
Paris is in France.
Dile a el que no estoy.
Tell him that I'm not here.
Mis padres no están.
My parents are not here.
Los niños están enfermos.
The children are sick.
Estoy preocupado.
I am worried.
La princesa esta triste.
The princess is sad.
Estamos cansados.
We are tired.
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
Son las cinco.
It is five o'clock.
Hoy es quince de Marzo.
Today is March fifteen.
El carro es de mi papá.
The car belongs to my father.
El dulce es mío.
The candy is mine.
El carro es rojo y blanco.
The car is red and white.
El elefante es grande.
The elephante is large.
El juguete es plástico.
The toy is plastic.
Mario es un abogado.
Mario is a lawyer.
Carolina es guatemalteca.
Carolina is Guatemalan
Las casas son modernas y limpias.
The houses are modern and clean.
Ellas no son bajas, ni altas.
They are not short, nor tall.
María es maravillosa.
Maria is marvelous.
