soy

S1 W1

BrE /ˈsɔɪ/ AmE /ˈsoʊ/

verb en → es

past fui pp sido

1 BE (PERSON) [intransitive] A1

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about yourself or your identity

soy

  • I am a student.
  • She is my friend.

Collocations soy estudiante · soy de Colombia

  • I am a teacher.

    Soy profesor.

2 BE (STATE) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about your state or condition

soy

  • I am happy.
  • She is tired.

Collocations soy feliz · soy cansado

  • I am hungry.

    Tengo hambre.

3 BE (QUALITY) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about your qualities or characteristics

soy

  • I am honest.
  • She is intelligent.

Collocations soy honrado · soy inteligente

  • I am kind.

    Soy amable.

4 BE (OCCUPATION) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about your occupation or profession

soy

  • I am a doctor.
  • She is an engineer.

Collocations soy médico · soy ingeniero

  • I am a lawyer.

    Soy abogado.

5 BE (NATIONALITY) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about your nationality

soy

  • I am British.
  • She is Colombian.

Collocations soy británico · soy colombiano

  • I am American.

    Soy americano.

6 BE (RELATIONSHIP) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about your relationship to someone

soy

  • I am his friend.
  • She is my sister.

Collocations soy amigo de él · soy hermana de ella

  • I am your teacher.

    Soy tu profesor.

7 BE (LOCATION) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about where you are

soy

  • I am at home.
  • She is in the office.

Collocations soy en casa · soy en la oficina

  • I am here now.

    Estoy aquí ahora.

8 BE (TIME) [intransitive] A2

to be used as the first-person singular form of 'be' when talking about what time it is

son las, son las horas

  • It is 3 o'clock.
  • The time is 10:45.

Collocations son las tres · son las diez y cuarenta y cinco

  • It is midnight.

    Son la medianoche.