ESTAR in Spanish (Present Tense): 20 Sentences to Listen & Repeat (A1)

Learn the Spanish verb ESTAR in the present tense with 20 everyday sentences: how people feel, where people and things are, and how things are right now. You'll hear each sentence in Spanish twice, then in English, then in Spanish again, with pauses so you can repeat out loud. Built for English speakers training their Spanish listening comprehension. ▶ Full Phase 1 playlist: [   • Learn Spanish for Beginners: Phase 1 (A1)  ] ▶ Previous lesson, SER in Spanish: [   • SER in Spanish (Present Tense): 20 Sentenc...  ] ▶ Next lesson, TENER & HAY in Spanish: [   • TENER & HAY in Spanish: 20 Sentences to Li...  ] 0:00 Intro 0:24 How are you? (sentences 1–3) 1:35 Feelings and states (sentences 4–9) 3:55 Where people and things are (sentences 10–14) 5:58 How things are right now (sentences 15–18) 7:35 Agreeing and checking in (sentences 19–20) SENTENCES 1. ¿Cómo estás? — How are you? (informal) 2. Estoy bien, gracias. — I'm fine, thanks. 3. ¿Cómo está usted? — How are you? (formal) 4. Estoy muy cansado hoy. — I'm very tired today. 5. Mi madre está enferma. — My mother is sick. 6. Estamos contentos. — We're happy. 7. Ellos están preocupados. — They're worried. 8. ¿Estás listo? — Are you ready? 9. Todavía no estoy listo. — I'm not ready yet. 10. ¿Dónde estás? — Where are you? 11. Estoy en casa. — I'm at home. 12. El baño está al fondo, a la derecha. — The bathroom is at the back, on the right. 13. Mi hermana está en el trabajo. — My sister is at work. 14. El libro está sobre la mesa. — The book is on the table. 15. La tienda está cerrada hoy. — The store is closed today. 16. ¿Está abierto el restaurante? — Is the restaurant open? 17. La comida está muy rica. — The food is delicious. 18. El café está frío. — The coffee is cold. 19. Estoy de acuerdo. — I agree. 20. ¿Está todo bien? — Is everything all right? ESTAR: PRESENT TENSE yo estoy — I am tú estás — you are (informal) él / ella / usted está — he / she is, you are (formal) nosotros estamos — we are ellos / ellas / ustedes están — they are, you all are SER VS. ESTAR: PATTERNS TO LISTEN FOR • Estar is for how someone feels and where something is: estoy cansado, estoy en casa. • Compare with the last lesson: "La casa es grande" (what it's like) vs. "La tienda está cerrada" (how it is right now). • Food and drink use estar: la comida está rica, el café está frío. • ¿Cómo está? means "How is it/he/she?" ¿Cómo es? means "What is it like?" HOW TO USE THIS VIDEO Say each sentence out loud during the pause. Replay the video until you can understand the Spanish without waiting for the English. Verb Edge is a video series that builds your Spanish listening step by step, from beginner (A1) to upper intermediate (B2). #LearnSpanish #SpanishListening #SpanishForBeginners