Understand spoken Spanish

"is" in Spanish

está
Unstarted

Notes

This is used for temporary states, feelings, locations, conditions, ongoing actions.

Summary

The Spanish translation for “is” is está.

Pronounced the same

Recording English Spanish Learn
this está
be está

Examples of "is" in use

There are 168 examples of the Spanish word for "is" being used:
Recording English Spanish Learn
The situation is getting trickier. La situación se está volviendo más complicada.
Tom is throwing a party next Saturday. Tom está organizando una fiesta el próximo sábado.
The government is considering higher import duties. El gobierno está considerando mayores aranceles de importación.
Yanni is here with Skura. Yanni está aquí con Skura.
He’s acting out of spite. Él está actuando por despecho.
He’s shaking his head. Él está moviendo la cabeza.
Where is the registration centre? ¿Dónde está el centro de registro?
She’s shaking her head. Ella está sacudiendo la cabeza.

Practice Lesson

"is" Practice (161)
Lesson
Lesson words
is
etc.

View all lesson words

Lesson phrases
An expert is speaking.,
Are you sure you want to continue?,
Breakfast is ready.,
drowning person,
Every shirt is clean.,
Everything is ready.,
He is angry.,
He is dishonoured.,
He is eating.,
He is overconfident.,
He is somewhere about.,
He is sure about his decision.,
Here is Michael with his guitar.,
Here’s the tricky part.,
He’s absent.,
He’s always busy.,
He’s home alone.,
He’s shaking his head.,
He’s smoking a pipe.,
He’s there.
etc.

View all lesson phrases

Themed Courses

Part of Speech Courses