Question Words

1. ¿Qué?

   What?

   Usage

   To ask what something is or to ask someone to repeat

   Grammar Note

   Question words are written in lowercase and framed by ¿ ?

2. ¿Ónde?

   Where?

   Usage

   The basic question word for asking about a place

   Grammar Note

   "Where" is ónde (not Spanish dónde); ú is also used

3. ¿Cuándo?

   When?

   Usage

   The basic question word for asking about time

   Grammar Note

   The accented cuándo is used in questions

4. ¿Quién?

   Who?

   Usage

   The basic question word for asking about a person

   Grammar Note

   The accented quién is used in questions

5. ¿Por qué?

   Why?

   Usage

   The basic question for asking for a reason

   Grammar Note

   In questions it is written as two words, por qué

6. ¿Cómo?

   How?

   Usage

   To ask how something is done or what it is like

   Grammar Note

   The accented cómo is used in questions

7. ¿Cuántos?

   How many?

   Usage

   To ask for a number of things

   Grammar Note

   The masculine plural of cuántu is cuántos; the feminine plural is cuántes

8. ¿Cuántu cuesta?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   To ask the price of something

   Grammar Note

   costar has the stem change ue. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Cuál?

   Which one?

   Usage

   To ask which one out of several

   Grammar Note

   The accented cuál is used in questions

10. ¿Qué ye esto?

    What is this?

    Usage

    To ask what something in front of you is

    Grammar Note

    The 3rd person of ser is ye (not Spanish es). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. ¿Ónde ta'l bañu?

    Where is the toilet?

    Usage

    To ask where the toilet is in a shop or hotel

    Grammar Note

    Location uses tar (ta); ta'l is ta + el. escusáu also means toilet. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. ¿Qué hora ye?

    What time is it?

    Usage

    To ask what time it is

    Grammar Note

    Time uses ser: ye (not Spanish es). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. ¿Tien?

    Do you have it?

    Usage

    To ask a shop assistant whether they have something

    Grammar Note

    The 3rd person of tener is tien. Use it while pointing at the item. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

14. ¿Se pue?

    Can you do it?

    Usage

    To ask whether something is possible or allowed

    Grammar Note

    The 3rd person of poder is pue (not Spanish puede). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

15. ¿Hai que pagar?

    Is there a charge?

    Usage

    To ask whether there is a charge

    Grammar Note

    hai que + infinitive means "one must"; Spanish hay is hai. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

16. ¿Ye de baldre?

    Is it free?

    Usage

    To ask whether something is free

    Grammar Note

    "For free" is de baldre. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

17. ¿Ta bien?

    Is this OK?

    Usage

    To check whether something is acceptable

    Grammar Note

    Checking a state uses tar (ta). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

18. ¿Nun se pue?

    Is it not allowed?

    Usage

    To check whether something is not allowed

    Grammar Note

    Negation before a verb phrase is nun. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

19. ¿Tas bien?

    Are you OK?

    Usage

    To ask someone who looks unwell if they are all right

    Grammar Note

    With someone you address as tu, use the 2nd person tas of tar. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

20. ¿De verdá?

    Really?

    Usage

    To react in surprise or to confirm what was said

    Grammar Note

    verdá is feminine (-dá corresponds to Spanish -dad). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

21. ¿Ta seguru?

    Are you sure?

    Usage

    A polite way to double-check what someone said

    Grammar Note

    The masculine adjective ends in -u (seguru). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

22. ¿D'ónde ye usté?

    Where are you from?

    Usage

    A polite way to ask where someone is from

    Grammar Note

    d' is the elided de, and the 3rd person of ser is ye. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

23. ¿Cómo se llama?

    What's your name?

    Usage

    A polite way to ask someone's name

    Grammar Note

    The verb llamar starts with ll-. With usté the verb is in the 3rd person. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

24. ¿Cuántos años tien?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    A polite way to ask someone's age

    Grammar Note

    Age is expressed with tener (tien). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

25. ¿Podemos facer una semeya xuntos?

    Can we take a photo together?

    Usage

    To ask someone for a photo together

    Grammar Note

    "Photo" is semeya (foto is also used); "to do/make" is facer (not Spanish hacer). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

Browse all TravelPhrases languages