Ocupada only meaning is busy yes?

Question

I have learnt this to mean busy but came across a tutorial that said "yes, I am fine" is "si, estoy ocupada" this is a YouTube video but run by a native Spanish speaker. Is it wrong? Thanks.

Could you provide us with a link to this U tube video please? - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

The one in which you think you heard somebdy use this word ocupada - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 1

Yes, "busy" is the main meaning of "ocupado/a".

Other meanings: occupied, taken, engaged, employed.

As far as I know, "to be fine" doesn't mean "estar ocupado/a". Maybe it's a mistake.

Hola amiga - ian-hill, Oct 12, 2014

Hola, Ian, ¿qué tal? :) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014

Una respuesta Muy buena :) - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

Gracias, Feliz. :) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014

No hay de que amiga :) - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

I see you've finished cleaning out the fridge... - annierats, Oct 12, 2014

Jajaja, ¿y cómo van esos pimientos? :) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 2

Can't you see his correction?

Answer 3

Hello littlebee,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You asked:

I have learnt this to mean busy but came across a tutorial that said "yes, I am fine" is "si, estoy ocupada" this is a YouTube video but run by a native Spanish speaker. Is it wrong? Thanks.

I would say that it is not correct, it is wrong it must be a mistake! Natives can make mistakes but in my view it would be very unusual for them to make a simple error in the use of verbs, like this one, which is frequently used in daily life!.

Infact, in over 40 years of having spoken Spanish, I have never ever heard a Spanish-speaking native use the word ocupada/o in this way before. It usually means: busy, engaged or employed, or used/utilised.

por ejemplo en un autobús/tren:

eg ¿Es libre este asiento? = Is this seat free?

¡Lo siento, no..el asiento. está ocupado ... la señora acaba de ir al baño! = "No, sorry, it's taken, the lady has just gone to the toilet!"

It is possible that you may have heard a /the person on the video use the word:ocupada in the context of either talking about making a telephone call or an actual dialogue in which someone (one person) said:

<< No puede hablar contigo ahora, ¡está (muy) ocupada! >> = She cannot speak /talk with you now..she is (very) busy to which the other person replied, << ¡está bien! >> = That's fine!

or the speaker commented that it was fine to use está ocupado/a in this way ???

Please provide us with a link so we can check out this Utube video

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español, por favor

Tu respuesta sí que es buena, Feliz. Espero que no te moleste una pequeña corrección en tu español: "El asiento está ocupado, la señora acaba de ir al baño". :) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014

Ah, por supuesto que sí........ muchas gracias por tu corrección, Cordobesa :) - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 4

Used/utilized

:) - FELIZ77, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 5

It translates it to busy but in the next phrase it says I am fine in English as the translation for si, estoy ocupada. I think its the English translation that's wrong. I think it should say yes, I am busy. Can I ask why we say estoy instead of soy here? Is this to do with using ser? I'm still rather confused about ser but I'm getting there

Good for you! Keep working and become a part of the SpanishDict.com community. - Jubilado, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 6

That's actually really helpful thank you. I've read so many explanations but non so simple x

Nice post - good discussion! Be careful with this video course! There are spelling errors in the form of missing written accents and punctuation. - Jubilado, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 7

Hello Little Bee ,

Yes, ser is used to describe a person's characteristics such as kind:

Eres amable = You are kind, She is friendly = Es amistosa, he is patient = Es paciente

whereas, the verb estar is used to describe a temporary phsyical state: estás ocupada = You are busy. Please read this link in the grammar section for more information: enter link description here

Están sentado = They are seated / sitting down

... but not in process of sitting down which would be están sentando.

I hope this helps.

Answer 8

Ooo how strange! No that's not showing on mine but thank you for showing me

:)) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014

It really is strange. I went back to look again and noticed that the correction showing for me is missing the "y": "bus." Never even noticed that there WAS a correction the first time I watched it, much less that it was spelled wrong. - AnnRon, Oct 12, 2014

Answer 9

I watched it. It translated "ocupado" and "ocupada" as "busy." Are you sure the link is to the video you watched?

Answer 10

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-mO4YgCPI

Here is the link. It as 3.09 mins in. Thank you for your help x

It seems he realized that there was a mistake, and he changed it. :) - Cordobesa, Oct 12, 2014