3 Interrogrative Pronouns Qué Cúal Cúales Flashcards
Which dress do you prefer?
ςQué Vestido prefieres? Prefiero el vestido largo
Which one do you prefer? I prefer the long dress.
Cuál prefieres? Prefiero el vestido largo.
Which (one) of the dresses do you prefer? I prefer the red dress
Cuál de los vestidos prefieres? Prefiero el vestido rojo
Which (one) of the paintings is by Miro?
Cuál de las pinturas es de Miro?
Which painting is by Miro?
Qué pintura es de Miro?
Which one (of the many out there) is your telephone number?
Cuál es tu numero de teléfono?
Which telephone number is correct?
Qué numero de teléfono es correcto?
Which book is more interesting?
Qué libro es más interesante
Which actor is more popular?
Qué actor es más popular?
Which girl is your cousin?
Qué chica es tu prima?
Which food has more fat?
Qué comida tiene más grasa
Qué requests a literal answer
Cual asks for a selection from a large pool
What (which) is your number?
Cuál es tu numero?
What (which) is your address?
Cuál es tu dirección?
Which ones do you wear more
Cuáles llevas más
Which shoes do you wear more?
Qué zapatas llevas más?
Which hat is more comfortable?
Qué sombrero es más cómodo?
Which programme do you watch?
Qué programma miras
Which (pl) of the new programmes do you watch?
Cuáles de los nuevos prograamas miras?
Which ones do you watch
Cuãles miras
Qué preceeds a Noun ?
Cual preceeds a Verb
If you want a definition use
If there are many possible answers (numbers! names!)
Noun
Verb
Qué —-requests a literal answer.
Use Cuál—- it asks the respondent to limit his/her answer to one of a possible many.
The two words, when they have accents, are used as pronouns in questions to mean “what” or “which.” (Without accents, they normally aren’t used in questions and most often are connecting words or, technically speaking, relative pronouns, translated “which” or “that.”)
They can stand for either feminine or masculine objects as well as ideas or concepts.
Qué is the same in the singular and plural forms;
the plural of cuál is cuáles.
