When to Use Estar

How you feel and where you are, that is when you use ESTAR
(not the only time, of course...)
Hope it helps you decide when to use estar....

How to pronounce Words ending in "TY" in English

Words that end in "ty" in English, will usually end in "dad" en Spanish. They will also be female words.
La..
University= universidad
creativity: creatividad
city: ciudad
relativity; relatividad
pity: piedad

Echar de menos

La expression del día es:
Echar de Menos
Verbo: Extrañar.
To miss someone.

Te echo de menos (I miss you) = Te extraño
Echo de menos la comida de mi país. Extraño la comida de mi país.

Y tú, que echas de menos?

Arrepentirse

Have you ever regret something? Alguna vez te has arrenpentido de algo?
Today's verb is: TO REGRET. El verbo de hoy es: arrepentirse
Note that it is a reflexive... Yo me..... Tu te.... El se.... etc...

ARREPENTIRSE (TO REGRET)

Presente (Pretérito)

Yo me arrepiento (arrepentí)
Tú te arrepientes (arrepentiste)
El se arrepiente (arrepintió)
Ellos se arrepienten (arrepintieron)
nosotros nos arrepentimos (arrepentimos)

A "tip" to help you remember:
La serpiente (serpent) se arrepiente
...it makes no sense but it rimes and it may help you remember the verb.. :-)

Aqui te envio un enlace para que veas un video con la letra y el sonido de dos canciones, Uno se llama: "Me arrepiento" y al otro: "No me arrepiento"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DfdNeMlIK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7MPJpR2TjE

Aqui otro dicho (saying)
"Vale más hacer y arrepentirse, que no hacer y arrepentirse"

Y tu, te arrepientes de algo? or, No regrets? :

Other ways to Say Hello: Hola!

Cómo estás? “bien”

Qué hay de nuevo? “nada” or “no mucho”

Quiubo”? (shorten from: Qué hubo?)

Qué tal? “bien”, “mas o menos”

Cómo andas? “bien,” “mas o menos”

Cómo van las cosas? “bien,” “mas o menos”

If you are really having a bad day: “mal”, pésimo, “ni te cuento”

"TENER QUE" AND "HAY QUE"

"TENER QUE" AND "HAY QUE"

Tener que + infinitive is one way to express obligation or necessity.

This expression can be translated as "someone has to do something."
I have to...., You have to..., he has to...., etc..
Tener is conjugated according to the subject of the sentence.

Tengo que ahorrar dinero.
I have to save money.

El tiene que leer el periódico.
He has to read the newspaper.

Ellos tienen que comprar una revista.
They have to buy a magazine

Hay que + infinitive is used to express the idea of "one must do something" or, "it is necessary to do something." It is a more general expression and since there is no subject, the verb form hay is always used.

Hay que tomar un taxi.
It is necessary to take a taxi.

Hay que estudiar mucho.
One must study a lot.

Speaking about the past and the present

Many times instead of saying "I talk", you can say: "I am talking", or instead of saying "I spoke", you can say: "I was talking". In Spanish, sometimes it is easier to remember these tenses because you only have to remember the conjugation of "estar" in present and the imperfect and add a verb that ends in "ando" for "ar" ending verbs and "endo" (for "er" ending verbs). Here are some examples:
Examples:
Yesterday...........Now:
I was talking,..... ............I am talking
Estaba hablando............Estoy Hablando

I was thinking................I am thinking
Estaba pensando............Estoy pensando

I was writing..................I am writing
Estaba escribiendo.......Estoy escribiendo

I was watching..............I am watching
Estaba mirando.............Estoy mirando

Estar/Imperfect Estar/Present
Yo estaba.......................Yo estoy
Tu estabas......................Tu estás
El Estaba.........................El está
Nosotros estábamos......Nosotros estamos
Ellos estaban...................Ellos están

Use of Estar/Ser

Very short lesson but very wise:
"How you feel and where you are, that is when you use estar." (however, not the only time.... of course)

Estoy cansado
Estoy triste
Estoy en la clase
estoy con mi amigo
Estaba ocupado


Other uses of ser/estar to be careful:
Estoy (bien) bueno(a): quiere decir que tengo un cuerpo maravilloso y soy guapo o bellisima.
Soy (bien) bueno(a): quiere decir que soy bondadoso(a)

Estoy malo= estoy enfermo
Soy malo= soy perverso, pésimo, inepto, etc.

EJEMPLOS:

I am sick: Estoy enfermo(a) or malo(a)

She feels fine/she is fine: Ella esta bien

They are in the class: ellos estan en la clase

She is here: Ella esta aqui

More situations where the gerund is NOT translated as such.

More situations where the gerund is NOT translated as such.

Más Situaciones donde el gerundio (la terminación “ing”) no se traduce lo mismo en español.

In English we say: thank you for doing that, or thank you for telling me..

Basically: THANK YOU FOR + verb ending in "ing".

In Spanish is a bit different, you just say THANK YOU FOR + "verb in the infinitive"

Gracias por decir(me), Thank you for telling me..... NOT: Gracias por diciendo!!

Gracias por llevar(lo), Thank you for carrying it

Gracias por escribir(lo), Thank you for writing it

Gracias por hacer(lo), Thank you for doing it

Facil, no?

Uses of Gerund vs. Infinitive

La Expresion del Dia:Use of Gerund ("endo", "ando" ending) vs. Infinitive (R ending)
Many people think that the "ing" ending always translates into "endo" 'ando" ending but that is NOT the case. Some verbs that end in "ing" in English, need to be translated into infinite form in Spanish.
Use the Infinitive (R ending) when you want to express "to do something".
I like dancing ( I like to dance), Me gusta bailar, NOT: Me gusta bailando...NO, bad Spanish!!
I like singing (I like to sing): me gusta cantar
I love writing (I love to write): me gusta escribir
I like fishing (I like to fish): Me gusta pescar
I don't like doing that: (I don't like to do that). No me gusta hacer eso.Use the Gerund (The ING ending, "ENDO", "ANDO") with conjugated versions of "to be" - In other words, there is a person DOING something right now.
I am Dancing: Estoy Bailando
I am singing: Estoy Cantando
He is fishing: El esta pescando
she is doing that: Ella esta haciendo eso.