estoy mal

Question

I am confused...could somebody please clear this up for me to some extent once and for all?

bueno/-a = good, (adj.)
buen= another way to write buneo in some cases, (still adj.)
bien= adjective, means well...like it is going well, (adverb)

malo/-a = bad, (adjective)
mal= another way to write malo,a in some cases, (adj.)
mal also is adv., means badly

SO
why this'''? ---|---|---|---|> estoy bien doesn't mean "I'm good"....b/c bien is an adverb!!!! right'?

and estoy mal....this doesn;t mean what its supposed to either, because mal is an adverb!!!!!

why is this said then''? shouldn;t it be estoy bueno/a or estoy malo/a''?

your help here would be very appreciated, thank you

Answer 1

HI steven, please put your quest directly in the title.
Please look at this thread.

well or good

MIght be of interest for you

Answer 2

As with most words their meaning varies with context.

id'i'om? '/''di'm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [id-ee-uhm] Show IPA
'noun 1. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
2. a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people.
3. a construction or expression of one language whose parts correspond to elements in another language but whose total structure or meaning is not matched in the same way in the second language.
4. the peculiar character or genius of a language.
5. a distinct style or character, in music, art, etc.: the idiom of Bach.

I don't see how the term idiom applies to your thread, though, unless maybe you are using it in the context of definition 3 and are saying that English's phrase I am good **or **I am well **do not align with the Spanish meanings of **Soy bueno **or **estoy bueno/bien.

Answer 3

Estoy bien is "I am well" which is actually the correct usage of the word in English, though we commonly use "I am good".

Are you asking why you should use mal instead of malo, and bien instead of bueno'