difference of Estan or son?, esta or es?

Question

sorry im just a beginner, can you please explain this to me:

Here is my mouth and here are my eyes

i translated it as: Aqui es mi boca y aqui son mis ojos

but when i tried the translator it says: Aqui esta mi boca y aqui estan mis ojos

Spanish avoids possessive adjectives with body parts unless the possessor is ambiguous. - 0074b507, Sep 14, 2011

Answer 1

Estar is usually used in the location of physical objects (Ser is used with locations of events, parties, meetings, abstract things)

Ser is used in definitions.

So if you were trying to say Here is my mouth...meaning this is where it is located on my body, then you would use Estar.

If you were teaching words to a toddler and you were saying,...Here is my mouth (this thing here is called my mouth) then you would tend to want to use Ser. But what you are saying by here is This is my mouth. Ésta es la boca. Either alter your English phrasing or use Estar; not Ser.

¡Bienvenido al foro!

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Thank you so much qfreed!!! - MEALazarte, Sep 14, 2011

I re-worded it to make more sense. - 0074b507, Sep 14, 2011

yes thank you very much.. and thank you for welcoming me - MEALazarte, Sep 14, 2011

Answer 2

You can find the difference of Ser and Estar here

wow thank you La_princesa, i need to read more tnx again - MEALazarte, Sep 14, 2011

you're welcome :) - La_princesa, Sep 14, 2011

Answer 3

Hi mean, please use correct spelling and diction on this site, thanks

We have a compilation on Ser y Estar, I will send it to you when I find it, jeje, our search function grrrrrrrrrrr