Spanish Questions

¡Hola! If you’re looking to improve your Spanish-speaking skills, one of the most important things to learn is how to ask questions.

Here are some examples of questions in Spanish with their English translations:

ES	¿Cómo estás?
EN	How are you?

ES	¿Qué hora es?
EN	What time is it?

ES	¿Dónde está el baño?
EN	Where is the bathroom?

ES	¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
EN	How much does this cost?

ES	¿Por qué no viniste ayer?
EN	Why didn’t you come yesterday?

ES	¿Quién es ella?
EN	Who is she?

ES	Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
EN	¿When is your birthday?

ES	¿A qué hora llegas a casa?
EN	What time do you arrive home?

ES	¿Qué estás haciendo?
EN	What are you doing?

ES	¿Puedes ayudarme con esto?
EN	Can you help me with this?

In this post, I’ll be going over some tips and tricks for making questions in Spanish.

Tips to Make Questions in Spanish

Inverted Question Marks

One of the most distinctive features of asking questions in Spanish is the use of inverted question marks (¿) at the beginning of a sentence. This signals to the reader or listener that a question is being asked. Don’t forget to include it!

Verb Conjugation

In Spanish, the verb usually comes before the subject in a question. For example, instead of saying “You are going to the store?” like you would in English, in Spanish it would be “¿Vas tú a la tienda?” (literally “Are you going to the store?”). Make sure you conjugate the verb correctly based on the subject and tense you are using.

Question Words

Just like in English, Spanish has a set of question words that are used to ask specific types of questions. Some common ones include:

• ¿Qué? (What?)
• ¿Quién? (Who?)
• ¿Dónde? (Where?)
• ¿Cuándo? (When?)
• ¿Por qué? (Why?)
• ¿Cómo? (How?)

These words are typically used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate what type of question is being asked. For example, “¿Qué haces?” (What are you doing?) or “¿Cuándo llegaste?” (When did you arrive?).