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In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question.

¿María habla español?

Note the inverted question mark that begins each question.

A

Does Maria speak Spanish?

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In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question.

¿Habla María español?

Note the inverted question mark that begins each question.

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Does Maria speak Spanish?

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In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question.

¿Habla español María?

Note the inverted question mark that begins each question.

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Does Maria speak Spanish?

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A way to form questions is to add a question to the end of a statement.

María habla español, ¿no?

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Maria speaks Spanish, doesn’t she?

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A way to form questions is to add a question to the end of a statement.

María habla español, ¿verdad?

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Maria speaks Spanish, right?

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Notice that the subject comes after the verb.

¿Qué estudia Pilar?

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What does Pilar study?

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Notice that the subject comes after the verb.

¿Cuándo comen ustedes?

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When do you-all eat?

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Notice that the subject comes after the verb.

¿Dónde está mi coche?

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Where is my car?

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Notice that the subject comes after the verb.

¿Cuánto cuesta la corbata?

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How much does the tie cost?

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“Dónde” asks for a location

¿Dónde está la biblioteca?

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Where is the library?

¿Dónde? means “Where?”

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“Adónde” asks for a destination.

¿Adónde va Raúl?

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Where is Raul going?

¿Adónde? means “To where?”

(Literally: To where goes Raul?)

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¿De dónde es Gerardo?

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Where is Gerardo from?

¿De dónde? means “From where?”

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¿Cómo está usted?

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How are you?

¿Cómo? means “How?”

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¿Cuál es tu nombre?

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What is your name?

¿Cuál? and ¿Cuáles? mean “What?” or “Which?”

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¿Cuáles son tus libros favoritos?

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What (Which) are your favorite books?

¿Cuál? and ¿Cuáles? mean “What?” or “Which?”

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¿Cuándo van a ir ustedes?

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When are you-all going to go?

¿Cuándo? means “When?”

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¿Cuánto dinero gana Eduardo?

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How much money does Eduardo earn?

¿Cuánto/ Cuánta? means “How much?”

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¿Cuántas chicas hay en la clase?

A

How many girls are there in the class?

¿Cuántos/ Cuántas)? means “How many?”

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¿Qué estudias?

A

What do you study?

¿Qué? means “What?”

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¿De qué material es la pluma?

A

What is the pen made of?

¿De qué? means “About what?” or “Of what?”

Literally: Of what material is the pen?

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¿Quiénes son esos chicos?

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Who are those boys?

¿Quién/ Quiénes? means “Who?”

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¿A quién buscas?

A

For whom are you looking?

¿A quién/ quiénes? means “Whom?”

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¿Con quién hablo?

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With whom am I speaking?

¿Con quién/Con quiénes? means “With whom?”

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¿De quién es aquel sombrero?

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Whose hat is that?

¿De quién/ De quiénes? means “Whose?”

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¿Por qué estudias español?

Possible answer: Porque es un requisito.

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For what reason do you study Spanish?

¿Por qué? means “Why? (for what reason)”

Possible answer: Because it’s required.

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¿Para qué estudias español?

Possible answer: Para ser profesor de español.

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For what purpose do you study Spanish?

¿Para qué? means “Why? (for what purpose)”

Possible answer: In order to become a Spanish teacher.

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When used with the verb ser, cuál and qué can both mean “what,”

¿Cuál es la capital de España?

They are not interchangeable

A

What is the capital of Spain?

Cuál is common, it is used when a selection, or choice of possibilities.

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When used with the verb ser, cuál and qué can both mean “what,”

¿Qué es la capital?

They are not interchangeable

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What is the (definition of) capital?

Qué is used to elicit a definition or an explanation.