20 Spanish words for asking questions
20 Spanish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.
Questions 20 words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| quién | who |
| qué | whatBefore a verb |
| qué | whatOn its own or after a preposition |
| cuándo | when |
| dónde | where |
| cómo | how |
| por qué | why |
| cuánto | how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price |
| cuál | whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun |
| cuál | which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own |
| acaso | doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent |
| qué | whatQuestion word, object |
| qué | whatQuestion word, subject |
| sí | yes |
| no | no |
| quizás | perhaps |
| por supuesto | of course |
| no sé | I do not know |
| de acuerdo | okay |
| porque | becauseEveryday use |
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