Spanish vocabulary
| Ser listo/lista | To be clever | |
| Estar listo/lista | To be ready | |
| Ser negro/negra | To be black (skin colour) | |
| Estar negro/negra | To be furious | |
| Estar negro/negra | To be tanned | |
| Ser verde | To be green (colour) | |
| Ser verde | To be dirty (joke, old man, film) | |
| Estar verde | To be green/unripe | |
| Estar verde | To be unexperienced | |
| Ser limpio/limpia | To be clean (a clean person) | |
| Estar limpio/limpia | To not have any money | |
| Estar limpio/limpia | To be clean (of drugs/alcohol etc) | |
| Ser católico/católica | To be a Catholic | |
| (No) estar católico/católica | (Not to) be in good health | |
| Ser malo/mala | To be a bad person (morally) | |
| Ser malo/mala | To be naughty | |
| Estar malo/mala | To be ill/sick | |
| Estar malo/mala | To be off (related to food, e.g. stale or mouldy) | |
| Ser vivo/viva | To be a dynamic, outgoing person | |
| Estar vivo/viva | To be alive | |
| Ser despierto/despierta | To be smart/alert | |
| Estar despierto/despierta | To be awake | |
| Ser delicado/delicada | To be delicate/sensitive | |
| Estar delicado/delicada | To be fragile health-wise | |
| Ser atento/atenta | To be attentive/considerate | |
| Estar atento/atenta | To be paying attention | |
| Ser bueno/buena | To be good (a good person) | |
| Estar bueno/buena | To be tasty (food and drink) | |
| Estar bueno/buena | To be sexually attractive ("fit/hot" person) |
