"¿Estamos?"

Question

Can "¿Estamos?" used by itself as a question mean something like "agreed?" or "all right?" or "are we clear?"?

I've heard it, or something that sounds like it, a lot in Central/South American TV shows. That's what it feels like it means, but I don't know for sure. Thank you.

Answer 1

Normalmente utilizamos la palabra "¿Estamos?" para decir 3 cosas "¿Estamos listos?" o "¿Estamos todos?" o "¿Estamos de acuerdo?"

Ejemplo para "estamos listos": "Vamos a empezar el partido de futbol, venga chicos ¿estamos?"

Ejemplo para "estamos todos": "Somos 15 ¿Estamos?"

Ejemplo para "estamos de acuerdo": "Dejad ya de discutir, esto se tiene que hacer de esta manera ¿estamos?"

Nice job Neox :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 6, 2013

Answer 2

Estamos is, of course, the first person plural conjugation of estar, to be. If you completed your profile we could better understand how to answer you.

Answer 3

You got it!

In this context estamos is short for "estamos de acuerdo?" We I see this on TV it's always when someone is arguing and they finish with "Estamos?" with the meaning of you "Is that clear?", "Do you understand?". Although you can use it in other situations as well.

Answer 4

Estamos, we are... is used in this way.