| Ángel |  ¿Cómo estás? |
| Viviana | Estoy muy contenta, pero un poco cansada. |
In this lesson, you will also be introduced to estar, and to the verb tener, as they are utilized to express the physical or emotional states of yourself or other people at a particular time. In other words, you will learn to say that you are hungry, sad, tired, busy, worried, or very happy. So far, you have learned very simple conversational skills that you use when you first meet a person to ask what he/she does for a living and where he/she is from very basic questions that are relatively superficial. When you begin to express how you really feel, whether it is good or bad, you have begun to have a deeper level of conversation. As you might imagine, you would use these types of expressions, or have this type of conversation, with someone with whom you are a little more familiar. In Spanish, just as in English, if a complete stranger on the streets passes you and asks you how you are doing, he/she doesn’t really expect you to say anything other than “fine”even if you are in a horrible mood or are very thirsty! However, if someone you know a little better a friend, colleague, classmate, or family member asks you how you are, then it is okay to share a little more of the truth, rather than giving the standard, courteous answer, “fine.” Estar and tener will provide you with the tools to tell your friends, classmates, or family how you are, whether it be a little depressed, very angry, or deliriously happy. Thus, with these two verbs, you will be reaching a more personal level of conversation.
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- Lesson 6: Funciones . Authored by: Open Learning Initiative. Provided by: Carnegie Mellon. Located at: https://oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/lms/students/syllabus.do?section=037856eb80020ca6007833f93f06cd13. Project: Spanish1. License: CC BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
