Soy and Estoy

Question

Hi, is estoy the usted version and soy the tú version? Thanks

Look in the "Conjugations" option under "Menu" above then enter S E R and E S T A R :) - ian-hill, Sep 23, 2014

It would help you to learn and retain what you have learned if you put some effort into it, by taking Ian's suggestion. - rac1, Sep 23, 2014

When members just give you answers, they are not really helping you. - rac1, Sep 23, 2014

That was really rude. Thank you for completely putting me off coming to this forum again, this is my first ever post here, and I started learning Spanish YESTERDAY. I am putting a huge amount of effort in thank you, - Littlebee, Sep 23, 2014

Answer 1

But soy and estoy mean the same thing right? I am. So when do I know when to use each one?

Look very carefully at my answer. There are some parts of my post that will look blue if you are using Firefox. You want to click some of them. I will leave you to figure out which. - Helado_eclectico, Sep 23, 2014

Yo 'soy' Littlebe y 'estoy' escribiendo un comentario (I am Littlebe and I am writing a comment) - 003e54f5, Sep 23, 2014

Lol, 'eres' un genio, Pablo, Creo que el OP ya no 'está' confundido ahora. (You're a genius Pablo. I think the OP is not confused anymore.) ;) But seriously, he should follow those links since there is more to ser and estar than a single sentence can fit. - Helado_eclectico, Sep 23, 2014

Answer 2

No soy is the yo form of ser, and estoy is the yo form of estar.

The tú forms of these verbs are eres and estás.

The usted forms are es and está.

This is all speaking of the present indicative of course.

This lesson should provide some help:

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/41

A ninja is you - Helado_eclectico, Sep 23, 2014

Posting almost simultaneously does happen from time to time. It is probably a benefit for the person getting the answer. - bosquederoble, Sep 23, 2014

Answer 3

Nope. Estoy is the yo version (First person singular number) of the verb estar, while Soy is the yo version of the verb soy. Both verbs mean "to be" (and function similar to the English verb "to be"/"is").

You can learn more about the differences between ser and estar here. Quoting (with some links added to other reference articles):

Ser is used to classify and identify permanent or lasting attributes. If this general rule is too vague for you, think of the acronym D.O.T. Ser is used for Descriptions of a person or thing, Origins of a person or thing, and Time.

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Estar is used to indicate temporary states and locations. If the general rule doesn’t suffice, think of the acronym LoCo. Estar is used for Locations and Conditions.

To know more about the conjugations of ser and estar, consider these links:

Conjugations of ser

Conjugations of estar