How to Talk about Feelings, Identity and Location in Spanish | Ser vs Estar - The Beginner’s Guide to “To Be”
Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends
05/30/25
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🧠 Struggling with Ser vs Estar in Spanish? This episode is your beginner-friendly guide to finally understanding how to say “to be” in Spanish — and when to use each one!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ What Estar means and how to conjugate it in the present tense (I am/ You Are / She&He Is)
✅ The 2 main reasons to use Estar (emotion & location)
✅ The 2 main reasons to use Ser (identity & origin)
Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) explain everything step-by-step so you can feel more confident using both verbs in real-life conversations.
🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week
Big shout-out to Elliette from Australia 🇦🇺 for participating in our Episode 6 and 7 challenges! She nailed the gender and article rules — ¡muy bien!
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Use estar to describe how you feel or where you are! Examples:
— “Estoy feliz” (I’m happy)
— “Estoy en mi casa” (I’m at home)
— “Estoy en el tren” (I’m on the train)
Comment below or message us on instagram your answer — we’d love to hear from you!
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🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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We’ll teach you:
- How to ask “How old are you?” in Spanish 🎂
- Useful birthday-related words (party, cake, guests, gifts!) 🎁
- Common phrases like “Happy Birthday” and “Have a great birthday” in Spanish 🎊
- Plus, Em sings “Happy Birthday” – Chilean version! 🇨🇱
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Wish someone a happy birthday in Spanish! 🎈
Try: “¡Feliz cumpleaños a mi [mamá/hermano/amigo]!”
Comment below or message us on Instagram — we’d love to hear from you!
🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week
Shout-out to our amigo Will from England 🇬🇧 for participating in our Episode 8 challenge! He wrote: “La camiseta negra (de Arsenal)” — great use of gender and vocabulary, Will! 👏
💛 Subscribe, leave a rating, and share this episode to support our community of beginner Spanish learners.
Instagram | TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📩 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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😅 Feeling a little confundido about emotions in Spanish? This beginner-friendly episode teaches you when to use estar (not tener) for feelings — plus 10 essential emotions to boost your Spanish fast and take your conversations to the next levels!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ 5 high-energy emotions (I’m good, fantastic, well, happy and excited)
✅ 5 lower-energy emotions (I’m so-so, not good, sad, tired, stressed)
✅ 2 common traps to avoid as a beginner! (I’m cold/hot, I’m hungry/thirsty)
Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) explain everything step-by-step so you can feel more confident using both verbs in real-life conversations.
🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week
Shoutout to Duska who commented on episode 1 & 3. They said that they studied Spanish in high school several decades ago and that they will visit Spain for the first time this year and are loving our episodes! Thanks so much, and we can’t wait to hear about your trip!
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Use estar to tell us, how are you feeling today? ¿Cómo estás?
You can reply by using the structure yo estoy + the emotion — “Estoy muy feliz” (I’m really happy) — “Estoy un poco cansado” (I’m a bit tired)
Comment below or message us on instagram your answer — we’d love to hear from you!
💛 Subscribe, leave a rating, and share this episode to support our community of beginner Spanish learners.
Instagram | TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📩 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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