mi mamá está en la cocina
my mum is in the kitchen (estar, location)
Common trap for English speakers estar for location — where someone or something physically is; never ser here.
In the story
Mi mamá está en la cocina.
Lucía
Beautiful contrast: origin vs location. “Es de Perú” (origin, ser). But for where someone is right now: “está en la cocina.” Hear the stress: es-TÁ, with an accent. Common mistake: don’t say “es en la cocina” for location. Use estar. Try…
Lucía
Slow: mi ma-MÁ es-TÁ en la co-CI-na. Your turn.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 10