What does it exactly mean when a person just says, estas?
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Are they, in a way, asking if I'm here? Or estas durmiendo?
Is that asking if I'm sleeping or is that a statment that they know I am sleeping.
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updated May 16, 2011
posted by twitterchick
the "estas durmiendo" was something they wrote, by it'self. I figured they were asking if I was alseep! hahaha - twitterchick, May 16, 2011
"Estas durmiendo" = a statement ¿Estás durmiendo? is a question. Rising Intonation in the voice is needed when speaking it as a question. - ian-hill, May 16, 2011
Thank,s Ian! That helps so much! I find most Spanish speaking people don't use punctuation very often, so it makes it harder to understand what the inflection is. Thank you! - twitterchick, May 16, 2011
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Hi, Twitter Chick. Welcome to the forum.
I don't know where you got the idea that the person was talking about sleep, but if someone says, ¿Estás? it generally means "Are you there?"
updated May 16, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
hahaha, I was only using "estas durmiendo" as an example. thank you so much! - twitterchick, May 16, 2011
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Right! Are you there? Specially when they are waiting for you to chat.
updated May 16, 2011
posted by 00a4c226
So much help, thank you! ;) - twitterchick, May 16, 2011
Anytime twitterchick :) - 00a4c226, May 16, 2011
