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This is a very common question, so don't worry about it at all. So both verbs mean "to be", however we use them under different circumstances. As a general rule, "ser" is used for conc...

Firstly, nearly all nouns ending in "a" are feminine, so if you are not sure it's a safe bet that it's feminine. There a few exceptions (mapa, systema, programa, etc.), which you will just have ...

Spanish is written phonetically so this makes it somewhat easier to pronounce than English. However, there are still some differences. We can start with the vowels. In English, we have A E I O U, and they...

I think this is much easier than people think; you use this when you're speaking in English. When you say "I wish I had done this", "He talks to me as if I was a fool", "I wish I ...

Good question, they both mean to be. 'Ser' is for permanent states, for example, 'soy Ben', meaning 'I'm Ben'. That will always be my name, so we use 'ser'. 'Estar' is used for temporary states or to stat...