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Estar and ser both mean to be.
To ask or say where a place is located, you use estar:
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| ¿Está cerca?
Is it close? |
| Está en el centro.
It's in the centre. |
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But to talk about what the place is like, you use ser.
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| Es bonita, ¿verdad?
It's nice, isn't it? |
| Es muy antigua.
It's very old. |
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Ser and estar are irregular verbs and have their own distinct patterns:
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- I am... soy or estoy
- You are... eres or estás
- It, he or she is... es or está
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