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Questions In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question. Note the inverted question mark that begins each question….

Questions In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question. Note the inverted question mark that begins each question…

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Page 1: Questions In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question. Note the inverted question mark that begins each question…

QuestionsIn Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question.

Note the inverted question mark that begins each question….

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¿María habla español?Does Maria speak Spanish?

¿Habla María español?Does Maria speak Spanish?

¿Habla español María?Does Maria speak Spanish?

Possible answers would be:

Sí, María habla español.

No, María no habla español.

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Common words used to Common words used to introduce other questions are:introduce other questions are:

¿Adónde? (to where?- destination)

¿Dónde? (where? Location)

¿De dónde? (from where?)

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¿Cómo?¿Cómo? (how?)(how?)

¿Cuál (-es)?¿Cuál (-es)? (What? or Which?)(What? or Which?)

¿Cuándo?¿Cuándo? (when?)(when?)

¿Cuánto (-a)?¿Cuánto (-a)? (how (how much? )much? )

¿Cuántos (-as)?¿Cuántos (-as)? (- how many? (- how many?))

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¿Qué?¿Qué? (what?)(what?)

¿De qué?¿De qué? (of what? - (of what? - About About what?what?))

¿Quién (-es)? (¿Quién (-es)? (Who?)Who?)

¿Con quién (-es)?¿Con quién (-es)? (With (With whom?)whom?)

¿De quién (-es)?¿De quién (-es)? (whose?)(whose?)

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¿Por qué?¿Por qué? (why? (why? (for what (for what reason)reason)

¿Para qué?¿Para qué?(why? –for what (why? –for what purpose?) purpose?)

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Note:Note: Each has a written accent mark.Each has a written accent mark.Notice how the subject and verbNotice how the subject and verbs are s are inverted. That is, the subject comes after inverted. That is, the subject comes after the verb.the verb.

¿Qué estudia Pilar?¿Qué estudia Pilar?What does Pilar study?What does Pilar study?

¿Cuándo comen ustedes?¿Cuándo comen ustedes?When do you-all eat?When do you-all eat?

¿Dónde está mi coche?¿Dónde está mi coche?Where is my car?Where is my car?

¿Cuánto cuesta la corbata?¿Cuánto cuesta la corbata?How much does the tie cost?How much does the tie cost?

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¿Dónde? "Where?“¿Dónde? "Where?“asks for a location.asks for a location.

¿Adónde? ¿Adónde? "To where?" "To where?" asks for a destination.asks for a destination.

¿Dónde está la biblioteca?¿Dónde está la biblioteca?Where is the library?Where is the library?

¿Adónde va Raúl?¿Adónde va Raúl?Where is Raul going?Where is Raul going?

(Literally: To where goes Raul?)(Literally: To where goes Raul?)

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¿De dónde? = From where?¿De dónde? = From where?

¿De dónde es Gerardo?¿De dónde es Gerardo?Where is Gerardo from?Where is Gerardo from?

¿Cómo?¿Cómo? = How? = How?

¿Cómo está usted?¿Cómo está usted?How are you?How are you?

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¿Cuál? and ¿Cuáles?¿Cuál? and ¿Cuáles? ==What? or Which?What? or Which?

¿Cuál es tu nombre?¿Cuál es tu nombre?What is your name?What is your name?

¿Cuáles son tus libros ¿Cuáles son tus libros favoritos?favoritos?What (Which) are your favorite books?What (Which) are your favorite books?

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¿Cuándo?¿Cuándo? When? When?

¿Cuándo van a ir ¿Cuándo van a ir ustedes?ustedes?When are you-all going to go?When are you-all going to go?

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¿Cuánto(-a)?¿Cuánto(-a)? How much? How much?

¿Cuánto dinero gana ¿Cuánto dinero gana Eduardo?Eduardo?How much money does Eduardo earn?How much money does Eduardo earn?

¿Cuántos(-as)?¿Cuántos(-as)? How many? How many?

¿Cuántas chicas hay en la ¿Cuántas chicas hay en la clase?clase?How many girls are there in the class?How many girls are there in the class?

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¿Qué?¿Qué? What? What?

¿Qué es la libertad?¿Qué es la libertad?What is liberty?What is liberty?

¿Qué estudias?¿Qué estudias?What do you study?What do you study?

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¿De qué? ¿De qué? About what? Of About what? Of what?what?

¿De qué material es la ¿De qué material es la pluma?pluma?What is the pen made of?What is the pen made of?Literally: Of what material is the pen?Literally: Of what material is the pen?

¿De qué hablan ustedes?¿De qué hablan ustedes?What are you-all talking about?What are you-all talking about?Literally: Of what do you-all speak?Literally: Of what do you-all speak?

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¿Quién(-es)?¿Quién(-es)? Who? Who?

¿Quién es Gregorio?¿Quién es Gregorio?Who is Gregorio?Who is Gregorio?

¿Quiénes son esos chicos?¿Quiénes son esos chicos?Who are those boys?Who are those boys?

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¿A quién(-es)?¿A quién(-es)? Whom? Whom?

¿A quién buscas?¿A quién buscas?For whom are you looking?For whom are you looking?

¿A quiénes vas a dar tantos ¿A quiénes vas a dar tantos libros?libros?To whom are you going to give so many books?To whom are you going to give so many books?

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¿Con quién(-es)? ¿Con quién(-es)? With With whom?whom?

¿Con quién hablo?¿Con quién hablo?With whom am I speaking?With whom am I speaking?

¿Con quiénes estudia ¿Con quiénes estudia Mario?Mario?With whom does Mario study?With whom does Mario study?

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¿De quién(-es)?¿De quién(-es)? Whose? Whose?

¿De quién es aquel ¿De quién es aquel sombrero?sombrero?Whose hat is that?Whose hat is that?

¿De quiénes son estas ¿De quiénes son estas monedas?monedas?Whose coins are these?Whose coins are these?

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¿Por qué?¿Por qué? Why? (for what Why? (for what reason)reason)

¿Por qué estudias español?¿Por qué estudias español?For what reason do you study For what reason do you study Spanish?Spanish?

Possible answer:Possible answer:Porque es un requisito.Porque es un requisito.Because it's required.Because it's required.

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¿Para qué?¿Para qué? Why? Why? (for what (for what purpose)purpose)

¿Para qué estudias español?¿Para qué estudias español?For what purpose do you study For what purpose do you study Spanish?Spanish?

Possible answer:Possible answer:Para ser profesor de español.Para ser profesor de español.In order to become a Spanish teacher.In order to become a Spanish teacher.

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