CHANGE THE VERB …. CHANGE THE MEANING ! SER v ESTAR
It ’ s easy in English – we have just one verb to say ‘ TO BE ’. In Spanish we have two …. SER & ESTAR .
Did you know that changing the verb can completely change the meaning of what you say ? Spanish people have often asked me how we manage with only one !
When talking about people , we use SER to describe their character – their nature . ESTAR is used to describe a person ’ s mood . There are lots of adjectives which change in this way – so be careful !