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Mi amiga es de Inglaterra, pero vive en España.

Mi amiga es de Inglaterra, pero vive en España.
My friend is from England, but she lives in Spain.
From Lesson 37:Where are you from? (Inglaterra, Estados Unidos)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi amiga es de Inglaterra, pero vive en España.

Does the word mi change depending on whether my friend is male or female?
No, mi (my) stays exactly the same for both male and female friends (mi amigo or mi amiga). You only change it by adding an -s if you are talking about multiple friends, like mis amigas.
Why do we use es instead of está for "is"?
We use the verb ser (here as es) to talk about where someone is from because a person's origin is seen as a permanent fact about them. The other Spanish verb for "to be", estar, is used for temporary locations, like where a person happens to be standing right now.
Why doesn't the sentence say ella vive for "she lives"?
In Spanish, you can usually leave out subject pronouns like ella (she) or él (he) if it is already obvious who you are talking about. Since we just mentioned mi amiga in the first half of the sentence, it is already perfectly clear who vive (lives) in Spain.
Why do we use de before England but en before Spain?
de translates to "from" or "of" here, showing her origin (es de Inglaterra). en translates to "in", showing her current physical location (vive en España).

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