Be - Estar (The 21st Most Common Spanish Word)
The Spanish translation for Be is Estar. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, activities & movements. It can be used as verb. It is the 21st most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English: be
Spanish: estar
Examples
I want to be on this team. | Quiero estar en este equipo. |
I want to be on the other team. | Quiero estar en el otro equipo. |
I like being on the team. | Me gusta estar en el equipo. |
I'm exactly where I want to be. | Estoy exactamente donde quiero estar. |
It'll have to be done tomorrow. | Eso debe estar hecho mañana. |
You're going to be in trouble, and it's my fault. | Vas a estar en problemas, y es mi culpa. |
I want to be sure you understand what's going to happen. | Quiero estar seguro de que entiendes lo que va a pasar. |
You can be sure of that. | Puedes estar segura de ello. |
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My book has to be somewhere in the room. | Mi libro debe estar en algún lado en la habitación. |
I want to be safe. | Quiero estar segura. |
Somebody must be behind this. | Alguien debe estar detrás de esto. |
I will be there tomorrow. | Voy a estar allí mañana. |
You probably want to be alone. | Probablemente quieras estar sola. |
We want to be in the group. | Queremos estar en el grupo. |
I want to be in this group. | Quiero estar en este grupo. |
It's a great pleasure to be here. | Es un gran placer estar aquí. |
I want to be at the top of the company. | Quiero estar a la cabeza de la compañía. |
My girl friend ought to be here by this time. | Mi novia debería estar aquí a esta hora. |
It's great to be here. | Es maravilloso estar aquí. |
This work must be finished within two years. | Esta obra debe estar terminada en dos años. |
We have to be prepared for anything. | Debemos estar preparados para todo. |