What is the difference between "Estoy" and "El es"?

Question

I gather that both "estoy" and "el es" are used to describe people, so what is the difference between the two and when do you use one or the other?

Answer 1

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Spanish has two verbs that mean "to be", estar and ser. Estar is for temporary conditions like "how you feel and where you are use estar".

Ser is for more permanent conditions like physical descriptions, occupation, where you are from.

Estoy is "I am" from" the first person conjugation of estar". Estar tells location or feelings. Estoy cansado. I am tired. Estoy en Rhode Island I am in Rhode Island. (These things can change)

"El es" is "he is". "Es" is from the 3rd person singular conjugation of the verb "ser". El es guapo. He is handsome. El es alto. He is tall. (physical attributes, They don't change)

There is a lot more to this. See this section of the reference section. It is very good. soy and estar

Answer 2

estoy is from the estar and el es means" he is" is from the verb ser they both have the same meaning to be you can see the reference to see the difference between them

Answer 3

estoy is from the estar and el es means" he is" is from the verb ser they both have the same meaning to be you can see the reference to see the difference between them