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Spanish Word for Are

If you want to say the word “are” in Spanish, it will depend on the subject to which you are referring. Estar, ser, son, sois, somos, and eres are all different conjugations of the root verb “to be.”

If you’ve mastered some basic words and feel relatively comfortable with more than a handful of conversational phrases, it’s time to start conjugating Spanish verbs. In most languages, it’s easiest to start off with the most common regular verbs in present tense and then branch out into irregular verbs and other tenses.

For Spanish, that means learning a handful of verbs ending in -ir, -ar, and -er. Words like comer (to eat) or hablar (to talk) have straightforward conjugations. Unfortunately, some of the more commonly used Spanish verbs are irregular, meaning that they have nuanced rules for conjugation. Ser (to be) is an excellent example of one of the most widely used irregular Spanish verbs. When conjugated it can change from soy to eres, es, and somos. Irregular verbs like these can be memorised, but are also best learned through contextualised practise.

Rosetta Stone’s immersive approach combines learning Spanish vocabulary with real-world situations that build towards a greater contextual understanding of useful Spanish words and phrases.

Like many things, there are few shortcuts, but if you combine individual practise in the Rosetta Stone award-winning mobile app and practise with other Spanish language learners in Live Tutoring, you can have absolute control over your learning speed and, ultimately, your long-term progress.

Learning Spanish

Many choose to learn Spanish after encountering the language in their day-to-day life. After all, Spanish is featured prominently in much of today’s most popular music and foods. Others learn Spanish because they are going to travel to, or to work in, one of the 20 countries around the world where Spanish is the official language. Whether it’s for vacation, curiosity, or necessity, you can hit the ground running in the Spanish language by familiarizing yourself with some of these basic Spanish words and phrases. Learning Spanish words and phrases is important, as the grammar alone won’t teach you how the language is used by the 437 million Spanish speakers worldwide.

The basic conversational building blocks are a great place to start. Simple phrases like good morning, how are you, etc. grease the wheels of daily conversation in most every language, including Spanish. Here’s a good place to start:

Hola / Hello
Adiós / Goodbye
Por favor / Please
Gracias / Thank you
Lo siento / Sorry
Salud (after someone sneezes) / Bless you
Sí / Yes
No / No
¿Quién? / Who?
¿Qué? / What?
¿Por qué? / Why?
¿Dónde? / Where?\

Buenos días. / Good morning.
Buenas tardes. / Good afternoon.
Buenas noches. / Good evening.
Hola, me llamo John. / Hello, my name is John.
Me llamo… / My name is…
¿Cómo te llamas? / What’s your name?
Mucho gusto. / Nice to meet you.
Estoy bien, gracias. / I’m well, thank you.
Disculpa. ¿Dónde está el baño? / Excuse me. Where is the bathroom?
¿Qué hora es? / What time is it?
¿Cómo se dice ‘concert' en español? / How do you say ‘concert' in Spanish?
Estoy perdido/a. / I am lost.
Yo no comprendo. / I do not understand.
Por favor, habla más despacio. / Would you speak slower, please.
Te extraño. / I miss you.
Te quiero. / I love you.\

Because Spanish is a much more phonetically consistent language than English, Spanish words almost always sound the way they are spelled. You can use this phonetic knowledge to pronounce long, multi-syllable words that otherwise might be overwhelming.

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