Are you here? 'Estás' for location
Learning outcomes
I can use 'estás' and 'está' to ask and answer questions about where someone is.
I can distinguish between the key sounds [a] and [u].
Are you here? 'Estás' for location
Learning outcomes
I can use 'estás' and 'está' to ask and answer questions about where someone is.
I can distinguish between the key sounds [a] and [u].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [u] can be practised with source words 'alto' and 'universo'.
- Many city names in the Spanish-speaking world contain the sounds [a] and [u].
- 'Estás' means you are, 'está' means he, she, it is, when talking about location.
- A statement becomes a yes/no question by raising tone of voice at the end.
Keywords
Estás - part of the verb estar, to be, being, meaning you are
Está - part of the verb estar, to be, being, meaning she, he, it is
Common misconception
You need to swap word order (the verb and the pronoun) when asking questions in Spanish, like in English.
There is no change to word order when we turn a statement into a question. Instead, you raise your voice at the end.
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