How to ask questions in Spanish – Episode 008

How to ask questions in Spanish

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Today’s question comes from Julia, one of my Facebook followers. Julia says: “What are the most common question words in Spanish? I’ve only just started learning the language, but I’d like to be able to say and understand some questions.”

I love the idea of helping you speak Spanish when you’re a complete beginner. Often, as language learners, we’re given the idea that you can only say full sentences when you’ve been learning for several months. In my experience, that’s one of the reason why we get demotivated, and give up.

See also: Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses.

But, the truth is, you can actually start speaking the new language from lesson 1. And I’m going to prove that to you here.

How to ask questions in Spanish – Question words

We’re going to learn five question words, and then we’re going to practice saying five very common questions with those words.

These are the five question words you are going to master by the end of these lesson. Repeat after me:

dónde – where
cuándo – when
cómo – how
qué – what
quién – who

Let’s say them once again. Repeat after me.

How to ask questions in Spanish – Speaking drill

Let’s now do a speaking drill. Can you tell me those words in Spanish?

where – dónde
what – qué
how – cómo
who – quién
when – cuándo

And now, let’s practice asking five questions with those words. Repeat after me:

¿Dónde está el supermercado? – Where is the supermarket? – ¿Dónde está el supermercado?
¿Cuándo abren la piscina? – When does the swimming-pool open?
¿Cómo se va a la playa? – How does one go to the beach?
¿Qué van a tomar? – What are you going to drink?
¿Quién es? – Who is it?

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Let’s say those five questions again.

How to ask questions in Spanish – Listening drill

Let’s now do a listening drill. Can you tell me what these questions mean?

¿Qué van a tomar? – What are you going to drink?
¿Cuándo abren la piscina? – When does the swimming-pool open?
¿Dónde está el supermercado? – Where is the supermarket?
¿Quién es? – Who is it?
¿Cómo se va a la playa? – How does one go to the beach?

And now let’s do a speaking drill. Can you tell me these questions in Spanish?

How does one go to the beach? – ¿Cómo se va a la playa?
Who is it? – ¿Quién es?
Where is the supermarket? – ¿Dónde está el supermercado?
When does the swimming-pool open? – ¿Cuándo abren la piscina?
What are you going to drink?¿Qué van a tomar?

To help you ask questions in Spanish more fluently, I’ve created a video course. A course with plenty of real conversations and role playing exercises. It also has pronunciation practice, and vocabulary flashcards where you can learn new words really easily.

Find out more about my Spanish courses.