grammar bout Estar

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Hi, in lessons it is told on different locations that Estáis is used only when you are in Spain. I didn't get the idea.... Why only in Spain? Why can't we use it out of Spain? Thanks.

" Grammar about estar" Please correct your heading . Welcome to the forum and good luck mate. - ray76, May 17, 2014

It wil lserve you well. If you want to rea d Spanish literature, or speak, use vosotros. If visiting some Latin american country, put it on the back boiler. - annierats, May 17, 2014

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Hi, in lessons it is told on different locations that Estáis is used only when you are in Spain. I didn't get the idea.... Why only in Spain? Why can't we use it out of Spain? Thanks.

Yes, you can use estáis outside of Spain.

You see, Spain uses vosotros, but the vast majority of the Spanish speaking world does not. Instead they use ustedes/tu.

My advice to you is to choose one way of speaking and stick with it. If you spend a lot of time speaking with people from Spain or you just really, really like the vosotros form, then use vosotros. But otherwise I strongly recommend you use ustedes because that is the most common form of speech. But whatever you decide, don't mix the two.

¡Suerte!

Rodney, inSpain tu and vosotros reign. Usted is fading, we are not so polite in Europe. - annierats, May 17, 2014

In Englsish we have lost it. In Swei****'s almost gone. The French use ' vous' and Gdod forbid you make a mistake.. In Spain, usted ispolite, but vosotros is the everyday plural of 'you''. alive and well! - annierats, May 17, 2014

Sorry, Spainish dict has deleted this post because I'm rude. I don't know why. - annierats, May 17, 2014