Yo Soy y Estoy?

Question

Hola!

So, I'm new here and slowly but surely progressing with my Spanish and I had a question regarding which one I used or if it mattered? I was on Facebook and I put "yo soy aburrido" Could I do that as opposed to saying "estoy aburrido"? The reason I ask is because both ways are saying I am and dont know if it's acceptable to use "yo soy.." or "estoy"

Mucho Gracias!

Welcome to the forum! - rac1, May 4, 2012

NEVER SAY: soy aburrido, I'm latino and I never use that expression, when you use: (I am) this is used with attributes that determine how you yourself, your personality like, "I'm Latino, I am carlos, I'm friendly, I am man, I'm black, I'm white - KrlozM06, May 14, 2012

(soy) esto se utiliza con cualidades que determinan como eres tu mismo, en tu personalidad así como: "soy latino, soy carlos, soy amable, soy hombre, soy negro, soy blanco, soy chino, soy la mejor persona del mundo entero, soy raro" - KrlozM06, May 14, 2012

when you "ESTOY OR YO ESTOY" is when you determine a specific point: "I am home, I'm sad, I'm tired, I'm bored, I'm in Costa Rica, I'm walking, I'm eating, I watch TV, I'm making dinner, is an action, right now - KrlozM06, May 14, 2012

if you want to learn more, you can talk with me and I help you without any problems :D [e-mail] or skype carlosmorales08 - KrlozM06, May 14, 2012

Answer 1

You can use both, it just depends what you want to say. "Soy aburrido" - "I am a boring person". "Estoy aburrido" - "I'm bored"

Okay! Mucho gracias! :) - TommySt19, May 4, 2012

Answer 2

Snowleopard, most of the time in Spanish you want to avoid pronouns like this. However, if you used "yo" in a situation like this, it would basically mean that you are distinguishing yourself from everybody else. Like "Yo soy aburrido" - I am a boring person, but everyone else is not. "Yo estoy aburrido" - I'm bored, but everyone else in the class is not.

Ah. Okay. Gracias - Snowleopard, May 5, 2012

Is there a pronoun for "You" in spanish? - Snowleopard, Jun 8, 2012

Answer 3

What does "Yo" mean? why say "Yo soy" rather than just "Soy aburrido"?

Well, you would just say "Soy aburrido". You don't need to add yo.... because the conjugation is in the yo form. - sinsonte, May 5, 2012

Answer 4

As pescador says, there are ways to use each one. But remember that the difference in meaning is V E R Y important. "Soy aburrida" is quite different from "estoy aburrida." You probably wouldn't want to say, "soy aburrida(o)" if you were trying to introduce yourself and make new friends.

Haha true. Thanks Babs! :D - TommySt19, May 4, 2012

Answer 5

Yo estoy aburrido.or Estoy aburrido is correct. It's only perceived as temporary