Spanish Lesson. 2. The Verb "Ser" ( To Be )

[HeartsAgainstRobots]

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[2012vsME]

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[desert2445]

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[xxDrain]

Very easy to regognise a verb my ass. As if they never change form.

[thebestfriends0123]

he said "recnize" not "recognize" lol but continuing on with the lesson since i clearly can barley speak my own lanuage lol

[uneksija666]

LUGAR FINISHES WITH AR AND IT'S NOT A VERB

[mirallnadal]

@uneksija666 una palabra normal puede acabar en -ar sin ser un verbo

[eviemaria]

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[mrmultispark]

is this more latin spanish than Spain's spanish?

[srz1192]

@mrmultispark

This is SPAIN-ish

The easiest way to differentiate between the dialects is if you hear the LL pronounce as 'Y' or 'zz'.

It is pronounce as Y in Spain and Zz in South America.

Eg. SPAIN: Como te llamas (COH-mo te yah-mas) ARGENTINA: Como te llamas (COH-mo te zha-mas)

Also, Vosotros is only used in Spain

[StoryTimeLanguage]

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[55555Prince55555]

"There is NO WORD in Spanish which finishes in -ar, -er and -ir which isn't a verb."

Well, this is not exactly true. It sometimes could be a noun when the infinitive form of the verb is treated as it were. For example: "Mi CANTAR es maravilloso*." means the same as "Mi manera de cantar es maravillosa." that, in English, means "My way of singing is wonderful."

Infinitive verbs treated as nouns are always masculine nouns.

Hope this example could help someone.

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[nohablataco]

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[karenbcz22]

This is THE BEST lesson I've ever seen on the verb "to be".

Gracias!!

[JulietRivers]

Gracias por sus videos; soy hispana y tengo 2 hijitos nacidos en el exterior; justamente estos videos me ayudan mucho para las clases que ahora les doy a ellos para que puedan aprender la lengua materna....:)

[magarm79]

para aprender español como idioma materno correctamente duramos más de 10 años aprendiendo a conjugar los verbos sin que nos corrijan... o sea para los que estan aprendiendo ahora les queda mucho camino por recorrer, pero aún que en cada país cambia la pronunciación mucho... :) suerte !!

[FALLEROMAYOR]

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[OMGO100]

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[fphmetal]

Te escribe un usuario que habla perfecto español y quisiera corregir tu video diciendo que el verbo "ser" para vosotros es SOIS es decir no quedaría así: "Vosotros SOIS"

Hago esto para que los que quieran aprender no aprendan mal.

[BrillyGracey]

You're amazing! thanks for taking the time to post this up for bedraggled slow-Spanish learners like mee:) good encouragement in your commentary.

[caseymiami1]

So to everyone commenting in Spanish...why did you click on this since clearly you speak spanish. LOL

[classico6788]

is he speaking spanish well ?? I am just curious , just asking

[USCSoundCheck]

Ser is used to identify people, places, or objects; to tell time and to say when an event occurs; to express the nationality and place of origin of a person or object; to state a person's profession or occupation; to express possession, with the preposition de; to identify the material of which something is made, with the preposition de.

[USCSoundCheck]

Very good video

[rocksteady3681]

Amigo las palabras "SOLAR" o "AJUAR" no son verbos y terminan en "AR"... Muy buena lección de todos modos.

[musicman2135]

How do you say a group of people together? Male AND Female?

[thegatesoflife76]

@musicman2135 Depends on how many. If more male, Ellos. Female, Ellas. If same for each, Ellos.

[cwdcolin]

You say noaotros for boy(s) and girl(s) togeather!!!!

[GABI61521]

i need help we are in spanish is nosotros/nosotras somos what do you say for we are if the group has boys and girls nosotros is for boys and nosotras is for girls PLEASE HELP?

[FranOfSpain]

@GABI61521 I´m spanish, we say NOSOTROS when we are boys and girl.

[GABI61521]

@FranOfSpain oh THANKS

[Gaurio]

Todo es español tanto el latino como el de España, no es correcto decir que uno es mejor que otro.

Pero lo que si es verdad es que viene de España, asi como esta el ingles de EE.UU y GB del cual no se hace diferencia entonces ¿por que hacer diferencia entre latinos y españoles?

[jabqiut]

nice english

[blackroses696]

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[TheRoOxyi]

en espana no es donde mejor se habla donde mejor se habla es en colombia Y VOSOTROS SOLO SE UTILIZA IN SPAIN NO EN LOS DEMAS PAISES

[elyeye66]

@TheRoOxyi "In Spain" no es español,es inglés.Para tu información,y ya que no sabes traducirlo,te diré que en español se dice "En España".Como en Colombia(por cierto,los nombres de paises se ponen con mayúscula en su primera letra,ya que también lo ignoras) hablen todos tan mal como tú,desde luego que es donde mejor se habla.....Tú eres el perfecto ejemplo.

[TheRoOxyi]

@elyeye66 jajjaja primero yo no estoy hablando escribo segundo yo vivo en usa y estoy en el colegio y tengo clases de espanol y se dice in spanish asi que no se ud de donde saca eso segundo soy un ejemplo perfecto claro si me escuchara hablo mucho mejor que ud y no tengo acento mi espanol es completamente neutro :)

[elyeye66]

@TheRoOxyi Sigue usted en el analfabetismo más rancio.Desconoce las mayúsculas.A principio de oración se empieza con mayúscula.En los nombres propios de paises también.El punto y seguido,asi como el punto y aparte y las comas,también existen.Es usted un completo analfabeto en español.Mejor que se quede en su pais,y por cierto no tengo el menor interés en escucharle viendo como escribe...Imagino que será usted igual de analfabeto en ambas lenguas.Que tenga usted un buen dia,pero lejos.

[TheRoOxyi]

@elyeye66 jajajja si me importa insultar lo haria y no escribo con tildes no tengo ya le dije y escribo muy bien solo que sin puntos ni comas no me interesa o es que esto de youtube es algo importante? me van a dar trabajo? jajaja okay como tu digas pero aprende mejor antes de hacer un video yo no soy la que lo estoy haciendo

[elyeye66]

@TheRoOxyi zzzzzzzz............

[FranOfSpain]

@elifeleth Sí no digo que no, que ustedes cambiais algunas cosas, pero no sé si sabes que existe una cosa llamada RAE (REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA) de la lengua y literatura y eso va a toda la hispanidad, por ello hay sedes en muchos paises hispanos! hay hasta en Nueva York.

Y además el título pone lección de ESPAÑOL

y el españo,l donde mejor se habla es en España que es de donde viene.

PERDÓN NO QUIERO DECIR QUE LOS AMERICANOS LO HABLÉIS MAL EN ABSOLUTO PERO QUE CREO QUE ALGUNAS COSAS VARÍAN =D

[FALLEROMAYOR]

@FranOfSpain ¿Canarias no es España?¿O Andalucia? Lo que pasa es que se toma como lengua original el Castellano, pero los demas dialectos son igual de validos (Como tambien ocurre con el ingles americano y el britano que ambos sirven para aprender...

[FranOfSpain]

@FALLEROMAYOR  Pues valla te has equivocado, soy gaditano y por lo tanto andaluz, y aquí no decimos vosotros son, decimos y al igual que debería ser en todos los lugares "vosotros sois" distinto es "ustedes son" que en ese caso sí está bien dicho pues la forma educada de "usted" siempre va en 3ª persona. (USTED/USTEDES). Y en mi comentario critiqué "vosotros son".

[FALLEROMAYOR]

@FranOfSpain Por eso lo digo en otro comentario que lo de son no esta mal dicho siempre que vaya acompañado de ustedes... en vez de vosotros, al final estabamos diciendo lo mismo, yo pensaba que tu estabas diciendo que "son" no esta bien dicho

[jikwang555]

@FranOfSpain KOKOROKO KOKOKOKOKO :))

[Simstyle12]

STOP ROLLING THE R WHEN ITS ONLY ONE R ! ONLY TWO RR's make that sound. I speak english, but that annoys me.

[alecuestan]

"lugar"(place) isn't a verb and it finishes in -ar

[alicemccormack]

Gracias!!!

[TheChokokissify]

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[thetrales]

only in spain i dont get it

Vosotros sois is in spain and Ustedes son in other spanish speaking countries??

[TheChokokissify]

@thetrales ustedes son is often used in south america,

vosotros sois is used in spain.

if u want to learn spanish, check out my channel in about a week, i will start posting basic tutorials. some of the things in this vid are a mistakee!!

[heidym21]

why am i looking at this i know how to speak spanish

[SkyOfAria]

Ok, watching this video almost screwed me up on my quiz because vosotros is sois, NOT son. -_- Good thing I looked it up on my book.

[jesusespindola]

@SkyOfAria as you are from USA you should use "son", because is the way it is spoken in America

[xThexSam]

VOSOTROS / VOSOTRAS SOIS

[mcfste]

Word that isn't a verb but ends in ar, El mar. Can't even be bothered to think of more, so I'm not listening.

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[bsercoe]

nosotros/nosotras if male group or female group... what if there is a mixed group?

[tkmbsscnt]

@bsercoe if its a mixed group, we use "male" form -nosotros-

[tucumano80]

@bsercoe In that case is "nosotros"

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[ElBurroSabeMasQueYo]

Gracias a tí easyspanish. hablas el ingles muy bien en verdad.

[ElBurroSabeMasQueYo]

Me gusta estas lecciones pque puedo aprender mucho ingles tambien. Jajaja.

Pero Vosotros son es incorrecto, decimos en espana Vosotros SOIS.

[makeupbydel]

i do not speak spanish and am trying to learn so is what he saying is right ?

[o0Theresa0o]

To be fair, vosotros is only used in Spain. South American Spanish speakers do not use vosotros, so perhaps he isn't familiar with it.

[26148549]

the pronoun "it" could also be like "eso or esa"... It is = Eso es / Esa es, but just only referring to things not people and could not always be applicable, other times you'll need to use "that".

[XXXDokiCupcakesXXXX]

I have a small question.. It looks to me that their are 3 diffrent ways to say the word 'are' in spanish. But i don't know when to use eaither one of them.

Like in the statement Tu eres, could you say Tu Somos, or Tu Son?

Just wondering.. Because its confusing me a tad, and i really want to impress my uncle.. ^_^;

btw ur teaching is muy muy bien! Muchos Gracias for teaching a noob like me :P

[26148549]

@XXXDokiCupcakesXXXX you are (singular) is "tu eres" you are (plural) is "ustedes son" and we are is "nosotros somos". you see for TU = ERES, for USTEDES = SON and for NOSOTROS = SOMOS. Hope i cleared out your doubt =D. If i didn't then go to my channel and send me a message =D. ♥

[XXXDokiCupcakesXXXX]

@26148549 Muchos Gracias mi amigo!

Tu eres muy muy bien at Esponal! Tu hecho mi muy felith!

Gracias! =D

(( good scentence structure?))

[o0Theresa0o]

@XXXDokiCupcakesXXXX You use Ser when it is something more permanent. For example, you would say "soy alto" (I am tall) to say that you are a tall person. That is a part of who you are and its something more long-term. You would use Estar for things that are more temporary. So you say "Estoy bien" (I am good). Because it's an emotion, a passing state, you use Estar.

You never mix the conjugations. So you would not say Tu soy, or nosotros eres. That doesn't make sense. It's always Yo soy, etc.

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[TheESMEALEWIFE]

@hellomycating I am going to Spain in September. Just started learning. Can you help me?

[sasoulas]

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@sasoulas ok, but i can start at this monday...

[FcK2420]

Tú eres vida!

[MSKittytanfrescas]

equador accent lol! i can tell

[z3187746]

are both of these correct to say for "I am good":

yo estoy bien

yo soy bueno

[urshhiee]

@z3187746 si

[penilinlot]

@z3187746 No, the correct one is: soy bueno in the sense of I'm kind and gentle...the first one: yo estoy bien is used to say: I'm okay here, I'm confortable.

For exemple:

-Oh! its cold here. Don't you think so?

-No, Yo estoy bien.

Exemple 2:

-You must be kind Pablo!

-I know mum, yo soy bueno

[o0Theresa0o]

@z3187746 Yo estoy bien means "I am good" as in emotional state. You are feeling good. Yo soy bueno mean "I am good" as in characteristic trait. You are a good person.

Really basic explanation:

Ser - more of a permanent form of "to be". Things that don't typically change, like hair colour, height, etc.

Estoy - more of a state, or temporary form of "to be". Especially emotions, like "bien" for good or "mal" for bad. You feel good or bad.

[ektorxp]

it significa eso como

wath IT is? que es ESO

[FranOfSpain]

NO NO NO

I´m spanish and isn´t "VOSOTROS SON" really is "VOSOTROS SOIS"

[sasoulas]

@FranOfSpain i am Greek, and even I know that it is vosotros SOIS. tis lesson is wrong. you are right

[Perfectly2Imperfect]

@FranOfSpain You mean you're hispanic :]

[Cephalatroph]

@Perfectly2Imperfect being Spanish or Hispanic are totally different mi amigo. 

[iluvdogs0332]

@FranOfSpain well im assuming you are from spain from your name but mexio and other countries use ustedes so maybe the guy wasnt very educated on that and is just going with what he knows

[mcconnellch]

@FranOfSpain he made that point clear that it was vosotros sois

[elifeleth]

@FranOfSpain tarado el español internacional es diferente al de españa,deja de imponer tus reglas, 500 millones de Latinos estan acorde con lo que digo

[TheRoOxyi]

@elifeleth

[FALLEROMAYOR]

@FranOfSpain En canarias decimos ustedes son...Eso depende del dialecto ¬¬

[FALLEROMAYOR]

@FranOfSpain It depend of the region, cause in Canary islands, South America, Puerto Rico and other sites, its something common to use "ustedes son" but never "vosotros son"

[K2rocksmyworld]

Is it too hard to learn spanish? My first language is spanish and I don't know if learning it is hard...

[pellepellecorps]

@K2rocksmyworld yes its very hard to learn spanish.. because yall have like 12 different words that can be used to describe one word lol.. in english one word only means one word 90 perscent of the time

[applewebtips]

You forgot "usted es".

[viethoang1962]

this is very good , I see it's much easier for me I think

[boobear765]

thi helped me alot

[StegoMan]

Error:

'Vosotros son' es un error. Es Vosotros sois.

[cmiloSandoval]

hi man!!!! what about with VOSOTROS!!!!  VOSOTROS SON is a mistake

please learn spanish!!!

ustedes son

vosotros sois

[gatozappa]

You can grab a dictionary and get the very same information. This type of instruction will never get u speaking. NEVER.

[Smileforhappiness1]

I really like your lessons...Thanks

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[marinowisch]

awesome. thank you very much, ill follow your lessons, with the goals te be able to talk to latina chicks:D

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

@marinowisch isnt that the only goal :D

[JokerKlownX]

@marinowisch why dont you let us latino men talk to the latina chicks buddy.

[themightystripes]

@JokerKlownX a latino guy is learning spanish?

you must be a slow learner :P

[suicidebypolice]

lol steeeve

[karenbcz22]

That was an excellent lesson!

[iluvpenguins007]

isnt it "sois" for you plural?

[gabo262]

yes, but remember that in Spanish we have two ways to say the ''you plural'':

''Ustedes'' and ''Vosotros''.

for ''Ustedes'' is SON

and for ''Vosotros'' is SOIS

but don't worry, In México and in the other latin america countries we use ''ustedes'' and only in Spain is where they use ''vosotros''

[abbes017]

tousmouline....oho

[tubinginnow]

What I liked about you is that you don't talk fast like other people. Thus, making it easier for the students to 'think and

Memorize' when they are listening to you. You remind me of a teacher in my unuvesity. Keep up the good work.

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[Imspcl65]

you are an excellent teacher with very sexy accent:)

Keep up with teaching!!!!

[19Tykie91]

Tu eres pato

[Selebate]

Tu eres tambien.

[lTHRICEl]

When I am referring to we but we are a mixed group of males and females, do I use "nosotros" o nosotras?

[msjazzylady1]

it will always be the masculine versions in a mixed groups of males and females.Nosotros

[PauGatito]

when u r talkin bout your group of people which contains men n women u must use NOSOTROS, u use NOSOTRAS only when everyone is woman.. hope it helps..

[w3npnk]

@lTHRICEl

in that case you have to use "Nosotros".

e.g. we didn't do that = Nosotros no hicimos eso.

Hope it helped.

[veky011]

muy bien leccion!

[gottjah]

tu eres

usted es

or

ustedes son

[mntlPurple]

thank you God!

this is GREAT!

[tinkerbellchime]

Love the video. I teach ESL (English as a Second Language) and found this very helpful. Will try to show it to my students. You're a great teacher. Thanks. Will be back often. Christina Niven

[kakolynh]

error: You are = Ustedes SON or Vosotros SOIS not SON

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[nombredeusuarionombr]

lugar=place

hogar=home

caviar=caviar

are not verbs ¬¬

[nombredeusuarionombr]

There are words ending in ar er ir that they are not verbs:

pilar=prop(pillar)

néctar=nectar

azúcar=sugar

alfiler=pin

bar=bar

telar=loom

pinar=pinegrove

collar=necklace

[CVXQ]

thumbs up man, we need more people like you lol

[rabbitwho]

That doesn't contradict what he said, what would contradict him would be if you could find a verb which didn't have those endings.

Are there any? He said that there aren't.

[nombredeusuarionombr]

There are words ending in ar er ir that they are not verbs:

altar=altar

amanecer=dawn

atardecer=sunset

anochecer=dusk

cancer=cancer

carácter=character

impar=odd

mártir=martyr

[ameza64]

Vosotros son is not correct!!!

it is Vosotros sois!!!!

[MtFrans]

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[NYBornJM]

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[cr3m0l4d4]

somos is plural and eres is singular. i hope it helps you

[snygganallen]

"You are" is not son.

It's "sois",

Soy

Eres

Es

Somos

Sois

Son

If you get it wrong with this things you will have a struggle when you are learning the other verbs!

[shamela0408]

@snygganallen

Mmm....in the spanish from ''Spain'' in the latin we don't use ''sois'' !!!

[dabalogh]

You apparently didn't watch the entire video. He mentions Sois just before the 9 minute mark.

[PastryPanic0506]

Hi Im Riley and i have a question, why does somos and eres both mean are. Does it depend on what word you use it on. Would Tu Somos still mean you are.

Thanks : )

[shamela0408]

@PastryPanic0506

Because ''you are'' is singular I guess....and if it's singular you use '' eres '' but if it's plural you use '' somos''.

So no, you can't say '' tu somos '' would be like mix the singular with the plural o.O

[shambayati195]

u said its vosotros=son which it isnt its sois but its fine since nobody uses vosotros

[shamela0408]

@shambayati195 In Latin America don't use de vosotros but in Spain they do.

[shambayati195]

yeah i know you rarely use it

[shamela0408]

I will say we don't even rarely use it xD

[CelluloidMash]

Usted, in singular, has the same termination than él. They forgot that.

enjoy learning my language is very beautiful :)

[ILoveDogsandScooters]

Amo mi pine.

[iugeftp]

Thank you very helpful.

[lithunorestons]

actually you can just say ex. instead of yo soy you can say just soy the word I yo is optinol!!!!!!!!!!

[sakamoto0789]

you're a funny guy!

[evg11311]

homeboy...

[Francerandre]

I am = Yo soy (it is good), but sometimes we, "the latin americans" don't say(use) Yo, we just say(use) Soy without YO, for example, Soy un doctor = I am a doctor (I´m a doctor)..., we don't say Yo soy un doctor, we just say Soy un doctor, hope this could be helpful

[elisabel011]

thanks you so much you really help me.

[ihatewez]

this guy is a fokin fag im 14 n i no more than him

its not yo soy

its just soy

yo means i

soy means i am

so he sed i i am

[sasha0651]

ihatewez is a dumbass. yo soy doesnt mean i i am. you do not have to use yo but people do. if you were any smarter or a native speaker you would understand.