Hello Hayley I am a native spanish speaker, "Soy" is used for something permanente or for Kong time, for characteristics... and "estoy" for something temporaly Eg: Yo soy de México (Nací allá) Yo estoy en México (estoy allá) Soy (no se cambia) Yo soy alegre(es característica) Yo estoy alegre(en este momento) Soy feliz(llevo mucho tiempo siendo feliz) Estoy feliz (actualmente feliz)

#1 Hola, soy indicate what am I Ex, soy musico. soy matematico. #2 Estoy indicate where am I Ex, estoy en el jardin de mi casa. Estoy jugando con mi perro. Use both together , soy musico, estoy en la orquesta. Soy matematico, estoy en la universidad. Es is like "is" indicate what is she or What is he .examplo, ella es enfermera. El es doctor. We find in spanish female subject and male subject it could be a chair or a person There are comon and proper female and male nouns. Este : it is a male subject it could be a male Person or a male thing. Esta: It is a female suject it could be a female Person or a female object or thing. Males: man , rooster, libro, vaso, doctor, jarro. Female: women, gallina, vaca, taza,enfermera. Estar: is like to be in a specific place. example, A ella le gusta estar en la playa. She like to "be" in the beach..be =estar. Estan : it is the same estar just in plural form. Example, ellos estan en la playa. They are on the beach. Are =estan I hope to be clear and helpful.

Think about the verb "estar" like the usage of the word "status" in social media (busy, available), and the verb "ser" like "something inside you". Make any sense for you?