To Be or Not to Be
This Spanish verb translated "to be" is used to express permanent characteristics.
What is ser.
This room is where you cook food.
Who is la cocina?
next to
What is al lado de?
My mom is in the kitchen.
What is, "Mi mamá está en la cocina."
El comedor está al lado de la cocina.
The dining room is next to the kitchen.
This Spanish verb translated "to be" is used to talk about the location of things or people.
What is estar?
This is where I spend the night.
What is el dormitorio?
debajo de
What is the underneath?
The cat is in the living room.
What is, "El gato está en la sala."
Estoy en mi dormitorio.
I am in my bedroom.
¿Dónde ________ el baño?
What is está?
This is the Spanish word which usually means the floor above the ground floor
What is, la primera planta?
cerca de
What is near?
My bedroom is next to the bathroom.
What is, "Mi dormitorio está al lado del baño."
Las escaleras bajan [go down to] a la planta baja.
What is, "The stairs go down to the ground floor."
This form of the verb estar means, "you are/are you."
What is estás?
The study
What is "el estudio"?
behind
What is detrás?
My Spanish homework is in my study.
What is, "Mi tarea de español está en mi estudio."
Mi familia come en el comedor.
What is, "My family eats in the dining room?"
Estamos
What is "we are"?
la planta baja
What is the ground floor?
The Spanish preposition which is most often translated in/on.
What is en?
My phone is underneath the table.
What is, "Mi teléfono está debajo de la mesa."
Vivo en una casa cerca de la playa.
What is, "I live in a house near the beach."