What people are like: 'ser' and 'estar' in 1st person plural | Spanish

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How do we pronounce the [c] in 'ciencias' and 'necesitar'?
- like a hard 'c'
- like a soft 'c' ✓
- like 'th' in English ✓
Match the Spanish and English verbs.
- cambiar
  
  ⇔
  
  to change, changing ✓
- jugar
  
  ⇔
  
  to play, playing ✓
- participar
  
  ⇔
  
  to participate, participating ✓
- pedir
  
  ⇔
  
  to ask for, asking for ✓
- preguntar
  
  ⇔
  
  to ask, asking ✓
Put the verb forms of 'poder' ('to be able to/can') in this order: I, you, she/he/it.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  puedo
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  puedes
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  puede
Both 'ser' and 'estar' mean 'to be, being.' When do we use the verb 'ser'?
- to talk about things we are able to/can do
- to talk about permanent traits ✓
- to talk about temporary states
Both 'ser' and 'estar' mean 'to be, being.' When do we use the verb 'estar'?
- to talk about temporary states ✓
- to talk about permanent traits
- to talk about things we are able to/can do
Choose the right translation for this sentence: 'I am strong (in general).'
- Estoy fuerte.
- Estás fuerte.
- Está fuerte.
- Soy fuerte. ✓
- Es fuerte.

Complete the sentence: 'Somos' is part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'we are' and used to talk about ______.
- temporary states
- permanent traits ✓
- location
Complete the sentence: 'Estamos' is part of the verb 'estar' meaning 'we are' and used to talk about ______.
- permanent traits
- location ✓
- temporary states ✓
Match the Spanish to the English.
- aburrido
  
  ⇔
  
  boring, bored ✓
- claro
  
  ⇔
  
  light ✓
- feliz
  
  ⇔
  
  happy ✓
- loco
  
  ⇔
  
  crazy ✓
- moreno
  
  ⇔
  
  dark-haired, dark-skinned, tanned ✓
- oscuro
  
  ⇔
  
  dark ✓
Put the 'ser' conjugations in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we and they.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  soy
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  eres
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  es
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  somos
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  son
Put the 'estar' conjugations in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we and they.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  estoy
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  estás
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  está
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  estamos
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  están
Translate into Spanish: 'We are calm (in general)'.
- 'Somos tranquilos. ' ✓

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The sound symbol correspondence [ce] is pronounced as in 'cerca'.
The sound symbol correspondence [ci] is pronounced as in 'cierto'.
The verb 'ser' means 'to be, being' and is used for permanent traits. 'Somos' means 'we are'.
The verb 'estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for temporary states. 'Estamos' means 'we are'

It doesn't matter whether we use 'ser' or 'estar' in Spanish as they both mean 'to be, being.'

Both verbs mean 'to be, being' but 'ser' is used to describe permanent traits and 'estar' to describe temporary states.

Somos - part of the verb ‘ser’ meaning we are and used to talk about permanent traits
Estamos - part of the verb ‘estar’ meaning we are and used to talk about temporary states