Difference between "estoy" and "yo soy"?

Question

What's the difference between "estoy" and "yo soy"? Thanx!!

Welcome to the forum! - 00b6f46c, Oct 23, 2011

Answer 1

Hello!

This short lesson answers your question, Ser vs Estar.

Also try making a search on the previous questions, you'll find dozens on ser & estar, they will help you!

:-) - --Mariana--, Oct 23, 2011

:) Thanx, this helps a lot!! - mirta-vili, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 2

¡Hola!, Mirta_Vili:

Ser vs Estar

Lovely_Lovely has pointed you to a great start toward understanding these two verbs.When you need to go further in our lessons and Reference Articles to understand the differences between ser and estar here is a fuller list of materials:

1st - See lesson 1.11 found here (This is the one Lovely_Lovely pointed out)

Lesson 1.11

2nd - See Paralee's Reference Material Entry found here:

Paralee's Reference Posting and then,

3rd - See a different view of all the same stuff at Lazarus1907's Reference Material entry found here

Lazarus Reference material

4th - See the practice and sample sentences created in a thread begun by Heidita and found here:

Practice sentences

I hope this will be a big help to you and I wish you well in studying and learning this topic.

Saludos/Regards,

Moe

Thank you all for your answers, what a great start!! - mirta-vili, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 3

Estar is used to express how you feel or your present location.

Estoy mal. Estoy en mi casa.

Ser is used to describe a characteristic of yourself, where you are from, and sometimes as the word "is" in a phrase.

Soy alto. Soy de Pennsylvania. Es muy díficil.

Hope this helped some!!

Thank you! :) - mirta-vili, Oct 24, 2011