Lesson 5: estar with conditions and emotions

Use *estar* with adjectives to describe the physical condition of places and things.

La habitación *está* sucia. (The room is dirty.) La puerta *está* cerrada. (The door is closed.)

Use *estar* with adjectives to describe how people feel, both mentally and physically.

Yo *estoy* cansada. (I am tired.) ¿Están listos para su viaje? (Are you ready for your trip?)

enojado/a

angry

aburrido/a

bored

ocupado/a

busy

limpio/a

clean

cerrado/a

closed

cómodo/a

comfortable

confundido/a

confused

contento/a

content

sucio/a

dirty

desordenado/a

disorderly

avergonzado/a

embarassed

alegre

happy

feliz

happy

enamorado/a (de)

in love (with)

nervioso/a

nervous

abierto/a

open

ordenado/a

orderly

listo/a

ready

triste

sad

seguro/a

sure

cansado/a

tired

estar de mal humor

to be in a bad mood

estar de buen humor

to be in a good mood

Uses of the verb *estar*:

to tell people how you feel to say where people, places, and things are located used with adjectives to talk about certain emotional and physical conditions

preocupado/a (por)

worried (about)

equivocado/a

wrong