Where is he from?

Spanish SUSANA ¿De dónde es él? DAVID Él es de Inglaterra. SUSANA ¿De dónde es ella? DAVID Ella es de los Estados Unidos. SUSANA Ella está contenta, ¿no? English SUSANA Where is he from? DAVID He's from England. SUSANA Where is she from? DAVID She's from the United States. SUSANA She's happy, isn't she? Vocabulary LC: 030_NB5_011408 © www.SpanishPod101.com - All Rights Reserved 2008-01-14 SpanishPod101.com Learn Spanish with FREE Podcasts 3 Spanish English Class de dónde from where interrogative adverbial phrase él he personal pronoun ella she personal pronoun Inglaterra England noun Estados Unidos United States noun contento, -a happy adjective Vocabulary Sample Sentences ¿De dónde es usted? (Where are you from?) Él es Martín. (He is Martin.) Ella es guapa. (She is pretty.) Soy de inglaterra. (I'm from England.) Ella es de los Estados Unidos. (She is from the United States.) Nosotros estamos contentos. (We are happy.) Grammar Points Ser vs. Estar We have said that "ser" tends to refer to permanent states of being, and "estar" to temporary conditions of being. Now, let's look at how the meaning of a sentence changes, when only the verbs "ser" and "estar" are interchanged: "Tomás está aburrido." (Thomas looks bored.] "Tomás es aburrido." (Thomas is boring.] Notice how the verb "está" takes on the temporary condition of being bored; while the "es" refers to him being boring. The same occurs in the following: "El pollo está rico." (The chicken tastes delicious.) "El pollo es rico." (Chicken is delicious.)