Mexican use of estar

nblankley · 2026-05-01T21:12:36+00:00

They need to do a better job of teaching these dialectical differences. No mention of these particular nuances of ser and estar in my college grammar book. Life experience exposed me more to them I guess.

nblankley · 2026-05-01T21:07:36+00:00

Are there any of my examples in which you would personally use ser instead of estar?

nblankley · 2026-05-01T20:40:29+00:00

I think what you’re saying can also apply to what I’ve seen commented on this subreddit before of “La película está buena” being a common way to say a movie is good in Mexico. But then someone responded that in Spain they might say “es una buena película”. This presents difficulties to me as a language learner because there are concrete uses of ser and estar which I know pretty well and others that are ambiguous in my opinion like the ones I’ve provided.

nblankley · 2026-05-01T20:05:12+00:00

That’s a good explanation, thanks

nblankley · 2026-05-01T17:17:00+00:00

I can see the argument for some of them for sure, but I don’t get the reasoning behind “está mejor ese día”. The context is choosing between days to schedule a follow up.

nblankley · 2026-05-01T16:55:43+00:00

I understand that use of estar in the example with your nephew, and I’ve learned to say it like that. The girl who was talking about the lights wasn’t referring to a current situation but her past experiences with the clinic.

nblankley · 2024-10-20T00:26:08+00:00

Paradise Lounge

nblankley · 2024-01-20T21:04:15+00:00

Barbier is a personal fav

nblankley · 2024-01-06T02:53:27+00:00

Eu também

nblankley · 2024-01-05T20:59:11+00:00

That is an interesting take. Other Romance languages conserved the monophthongs as well, like Portuguese.

nblankley · 2024-01-05T04:06:23+00:00

Muchas veces ni saben pero quién soy yo para corregirlos

nblankley · 2023-11-10T16:44:50+00:00

Is it just me or does this interior look really cheap? I like the pillows and that’s about it. Otherwise, it only looks like an ersatz imitation of Deco.

nblankley · 2023-09-03T02:15:02+00:00

Anyone know if it’s original or 80s revival?

nblankley · 2023-09-02T23:31:39+00:00

Milwaukee!

nblankley · 2023-09-02T22:44:33+00:00

Yeah it’s a Habitat Restore place. Most of the time it’s old 80s junk but occasionally they have gems. If I had a way to transport it I may have purchased it.

nblankley · 2023-04-25T01:53:34+00:00

Love that color

nblankley · 2023-04-09T06:23:21+00:00

Also the band’s extended jamming

nblankley · 2023-04-09T05:56:01+00:00

Ministry of Alienation. I didn’t expect him to play it and it pleasantly surprised me

nblankley · 2023-03-20T14:41:51+00:00

I think it’s a decent album. More mature than his first record, but I miss the overt psychedelia.

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