El niño est**á e**scuchando.

Question

El niño está escuchando. El hombre está de pie.

In these sentences would you read está and escuchando as a one word "estescuchando" a seperate word está + escuchando, hombrestá or hombre está?

Just like Yo voy a - we read as yo voya.

thanks

Answer 1

You may hear them as "one word" but Spanish speakers do not.

Answer 2

In spanish we don't link the words as French do. Although when you're speaking fast it happens naturally. but it is not a rule.