Interrogative Cundo? Dnde? Adnde? De dnde? Cunto/a? Cuntos/as? Qu? Por qu? Cmo? Cul? Cules? Quin? / Quines?

When? Where? Where to? From where? How much? How many? What? Why? How? Which? Which ones? Who? Cundo terminas?

Por ejemplo When do you finish? Where is the bathroom? Where are we going? Where are you from? How much is it? How many are they? What do you like to drink? Why do you ask? How are you? Which is mine? Which ones are yours? Who is he?

Dnde est el bao? Adonde vamos? De dnde eres t? Cunto cuesta? Cuntos son? Qu te gusta tomar? Por qu preguntas? Cmo estas? Cul es mo? Cules son tuyos? Quin es l?

Two of the common characteristics of questions in English are also common in Spanish: They often begin with a word to indicate that what follows is a question, and they usually use a word order that is different than that usually used in direct statements. In Spanish, there may be several ways to ask the same question. Note the inverted question mark that begins each question. The following questions mean pretty much the same thing: Mara habla espaol? .......................................Does Maria speak Spanish? Habla Mara espaol? .......................................Does Maria speak Spanish? Habla espaol Mara? .......................................Does Maria speak Spanish? Possible answers would be: S, Mara habla espaol. No, Mara no habla espaol.

Another method of forming questions is to add a tag question to the end of a statement. Mara habla espaol, no? ................................. Maria speaks Spanish, doesnt she? Mara habla espaol, verdad? ........................... Maria speaks Spanish, right?

Common words used to introduce other questions are: Adnde? Dnde? De dnde? Cmo? Cul (-es)? Cundo? Cunto (-a)? Cuntos (-as)? Qu? De qu? Quin (-es)? A quin (-es)? Con quin (-es)? De quin (-es)? Por qu? Para qu? NOTE: Each has a written accent mark. Generally, when the same words are used in statements, they do not have accents. There is no difference in pronunciation. Notice how the subject and verbs are inverted. That is, the subject comes after the verb.

Qu estudia Pilar? ............................................What does Pilar study? Cundo comen ustedes? ..................................When do you-all eat? Dnde est mi coche? ......................................Where is my car? Cunto cuesta la corbata? ................................How much does the tie cost?

As in English, questions can be formed in Spanish without the interrogatives, although Spanish is more flexible in its word order. In Spanish, the general form is for the noun to follow the verb. The noun can either appear immediately after the verb or appear later in the sentence. In the following examples, either Spanish question is a grammatically valid way of expressing the English: Va Pedro al mercado? Va al mercado Pedro? (Is Pedro going to the market?) Tiene que ir Roberto al banco? Tiene que ir al banco Roberto? (Does Roberto have to go to the bank?) Sale Mara maana? Sale maana Mara? (Is Mara leaving tomorrow?)

As you can see, Spanish doesn't require auxiliary verbs the way that English does to form questions. The same verb forms as are used in questions are used in statements. Also, as in English, a statement can be made into a question simply by a change in intonation (the voice tone) or, in writing, by adding question marks, although it isn't particularly common.l es doctor. He's a doctor. l es doctor? He's a doctor?

Dnde? means Where? Adnde? means To where? Thus, dnde asks for a location, while adnde asks for a destination. - Dnde est la biblioteca? .................................Where is the library? - Adnde va Ral? ..............................................Where is Raul going? (Literally: To where goes Raul?) De dnde? means From where? - De dnde es Gerardo? .....................................Where is Gerardo from? Cmo? means How? - Cmo est usted? ............................................How are you? Cul? and Cules? mean What? or Which? - Cul es tu nombre? ..........................................What is your name? - Cules son tus libros favoritos? .........................What (Which) are your favorite books? Cundo? means When? - Cundo van a ir ustedes? .................................When are you-all going to go? Cunto(-a)? means How much? - Cunto dinero gana Eduardo? ..........................How much money does Eduardo earn? Cuntos(-as)? means How many? - Cuntas chicas hay en la clase? ........................How many girls are there in the class? Qu? means What? - Qu es la libertad? ...........................................What is liberty? - Qu estudias? ..................................................What do you study? De qu? means About what? or Of what? - De qu material es la pluma? ...........................What is the pen made of? Literally: Of what material is the pen? - De qu hablan ustedes? ...................................What are you-all talking about? Literally: Of what do you-all speak? Quin(-es)? means Who? - Quin es Gregorio? ..........................................Who is Gregorio? - Quines son esos chicos? .................................Who are those boys? A quin(-es)? means Whom?

A quin buscas? ............................................... For whom are you looking? A quines vas a dar tantos libros? ..................... To whom are you going to give so many books?

Con quin(-es)? means With whom? - Con quin hablo? .............................................With whom am I speaking? - Con quines estudia Mario? .............................With whom does Mario study?