Question words · Preguntas
8 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. Eight words, each wearing its accent mark — enough to ask about anything.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | what | qué | The accent marks the question word; que without accent means 'that'. |
 | who | quién | Has a plural form: quiénes, when asking about several people. |
 | when | cuándo | Accented in questions; cuando without accent is the conjunction 'when'. |
 | where | dónde | ¿De dónde...? = where from; ¿adónde...? = where to. |
 | why | por qué | Two words in the question; porque (one word) means 'because'. |
 | how | cómo | Accented in questions; como without accent means 'like, as'. |
 | how much | cuánto | Agrees in gender and number: cuánta, cuántos, cuántas. |
 | which | cuál | Plural cuáles; before a noun Spanish prefers qué (¿qué libro?), not cuál. |