If estar is to be used with a location, why use ser to discuss where one is from?
To say where you are from in Spanish, you use (Yo) soy de + [city/country/region]. Read and listen to these examples:
To ask where are you from? you can use either the informal tú form (eres), or the formal usted form (es).
In Spanish, you can omit the pronoun yo (I) and use the verb on its own, e.g. Soy de Madrid.
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Greg asked:View original
Soy vs estoy
If estar is to be used with a location, why use ser to discuss where one is from?
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Soy de India. Tengo 38 años. Me gusta mucho a aprender Español. Quiero aprender mucho de sus lecciones
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Soy Canada tengo 67 de edad. Tengo un accidente cerebral, por lo tanto parezco muy lentamente. Estoy estudiando hace muchas años y me encanta
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Dora asked:View original
Soy Canada tengo 67 de edad. Tengo un accidente cerebral, por lo tanto parezco muy lentamente. Estoy estudiando hace muchas años y me encanta
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Do you have to use "usted"
It appears that the word tú is dropped from the phrase ¿De dónde eres? Can you also drop usted and just say ¿De dónde es?
Asked 1 year ago
¡Hola Vernon! Yes, you can use the subject pronouns for each sentence or omit them. It is more natural to omit them unless you want to reinforce who is carrying out the action. Silvia.
Vernon asked:View original
Do you have to use "usted"
It appears that the word tú is dropped from the phrase ¿De dónde eres? Can you also drop usted and just say ¿De dónde es?
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