Ser vs. Estar Switches

Practice Ser vs. Estar in Brazilian Portuguese with these 15 interactive flashcards. Flip each card, listen to the pronunciation, switch between English, French and Portuguese, rate how well you know each word, and then complete the dialogue at the end.

Vocabulary in this deck: Ser vs. Estar Switches

• Ser chato — To be boring (personality)

• Estar chato — To be acting annoying (right now)

• Ser bonito — To be beautiful (naturally)

• Estar bonito — To look beautiful (right now)

• Ser bom — To be good (quality)

• Estar bom — To taste good / be in good shape

• Ser nervoso — To be an anxious person

• Estar nervoso — To be nervous / angry (right now)

• Eu sou — I am (identity)

• Eu estou — I am (state)

• A aula é às 7 — The class is at 7

• O livro está na mesa — The book is on the table

• Ser feliz — To be a happy person

• Estar feliz — To be happy (right now)

• Estar doente — To be sick (right now)