how to say "i am" in spanish
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How to say “I am” in Spanish
Soy
Estoy
• After finding out that even when “tengo sed” means “I’m thirsty”, “tengo” doesn’t mean “I am”, now the next question would be:
• Then, how do you say “I am” in Spanish?
• After finding out that even when “tengo sed” means “I’m thirsty”, “tengo” doesn’t mean “I am”, now the next question would be:
• Then, how do you say “I am” in Spanish?
• This is when things get a little more complicated, because there are two ways of saying “I am” in Spanish:
• After finding out that even when “tengo sed” means “I’m thirsty”, “tengo” doesn’t mean “I am”, now the next question would be:
• Then, how do you say “I am” in Spanish?
• This is when things get a little more complicated, because there are two ways of saying “I am” in Spanish:
– When I am something, or someone in a more permanent way, or
– When I am something in a temporary way.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
un hombre, soy una mujer.
– I am a man, I am a woman.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
un niño, soy una niña.
– I am a boy, I am a girl.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
inteligente.
– I am intelligent.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
guapo.
– I am handsome.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
bonita.
– I am pretty.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
estudioso(a) y trabajador(a).
– I am studious (hard studying) and hard working.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
un héroe, soy una heroína.
– I am a hero, I am a heroine.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
humilde y modesto(a).
– I am humble and unpretentious.
“I am” in a more permanent way:Things that are not going to change easily.
un hombre, soy una mujer.
un niño, soy una niña.
inteligente.
guapo.
bonita.
estudioso(a) y trabajador(a).
un héroe, soy una heroína.
humilde y modesto(a).
enojado
– I am angry, mad, upset.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
contenta
– I am happy.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
triste
– I am sad.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
enfermo
– I am sick.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
en la escuela
– I am at the school.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
en la tienda
– I am at the store.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
hambriento, sediento, muerto de frío, muerto de miedo
– I am hungry, thirsty, cold to death, scared to death.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
de prisa
– I am in a hurry.
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
enojado
contenta
triste
enfermo
en la escuela
en la tienda
hambriento, sediento, muerto de frío, muerto de miedo
de prisa
“I am” in a more temporary way:Things that could change easily.
Estoy hambriento, estoy sediento.
• Yes, here you can see that there is a way to use the verb “to be” to say I am hungry. Notice that when you say in Spanish “estoyhambriento” it’s a little more dramatic (melodramatic). The most common way is to say “tengo hambre”.
• The same applies to “estoy sediento” and “tengo sed”.
I am in a hurry.
• “Tengo prisa”, “estoy de prisa”, “llevo prisa”, “estoy apurado”, “ando apurado” are different ways to say “I am in a hurry”.
• You don’t have to learn all those at this time.
• This notice is for you to be able to know what they are saying when you hear someone using those expressions.
Estoy muerto = I am dead.
• Notice that we are using the temporary form of “to be” (estoy) with the expression “estoymuerto”. Of course when you are dead, that’s not a temporary situation, right?
• This is a way to emphasize the situation, like in English: thirsty to death, scared to death, and so on.
• You can use the same expression with laughing to death (“estar muerto de risa”).