Conversational Spanish Course - Interrogative - Palabras Interrogativas (Viajeros)
Interrogative - Theory (Teoría)
We use Interrogative Pronouns at the beginning of questions. A list of Interrogative Pronouns is provided in the table below.
Interrogative Pronouns
cuál - which one
cuáles - which ones
qué - what
cómo - how
cuándo - when
dónde - where
adónde - to where
de dónde - from where
quién - who
quiénes - who
cuánto - how much
cuánta - how much
cuántos - how many
cuántas - how many
por qué - why
cuáles - which ones
qué - what
cómo - how
cuándo - when
dónde - where
adónde - to where
de dónde - from where
quién - who
quiénes - who
cuánto - how much
cuánta - how much
cuántos - how many
cuántas - how many
por qué - why
Uses of Interrogative Pronouns
¿Qué estás haciendo?
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
¿Quién está contigo?
Who is with you?
Who is with you?
¿Cuándo vamos a Ohio?
When do we go to Ohio?
When do we go to Ohio?
¿Cuánto has visto?
How much have you seen?
How much have you seen?
¿Cómo quieres viajar?
How do you want to travel?
How do you want to travel?
¿Por qué estamos tan solos?
Why are we so alone?
Why are we so alone?
¿Cuál quieres compar?
Which one do you want to buy?
Which one do you want to buy?
¿Dónde está tu perro?
Where is your dog?
Where is your dog?
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Footnote: While "cómo" means "how", it can in some cases also mean "how come" or "why".
¿Cómo no lo sabes? - Why don't you know? (How come you don't know?)
Interrogative Pronouns used as Adjectives
¿Cuántas semanas has estado ahí?
How many weeks have you been there?
How many weeks have you been there?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
How old are you?
¿Cuál perro es tuyo?
Which dog is yours?
Which dog is yours?
¿Cuáles casas son tuyas?
Which houses are yours?
Which houses are yours?
¿Qué perro es tuyo? (Spain)
Which dog is yours?
Which dog is yours?
¿Qué casas son tuyas? (Spain)
Which houses are yours?
Which houses are yours?
¿Qué tamaño tiene tu casa?
How big is your house?
How big is your house?
¿Qué hora es?
What's the time?
What's the time?