What in Spanish

What in Spanish

 How to say what in Spanish? 

 

Qué (What in Spanish) is a tonic word, by virtue of which it is written with a diacritical tilde. It can be used as an adjective, pronoun or adverb with interrogative or exclamative sense, depending on the case.

¿Qué? (What in Spanish?)

Q: What is this? / ¿Qué es esto? 
A: This is a latinoamerican drink / Esto es una bebida latinoamericana. 

Q: What day is it today? / ¿Qué dia es hoy? 
A: Today is friday / Hoy es viernes. 

Q: What time is it? /¿Qué hora es?
A: It is 2pm / Son las 2 de la tarde

what in Spanish language

Q: What is that ?/ ¿Qué es eso?
A: That is a cat / Eso es un gato

Q: What is meant by that? /¿Qué significa eso?
A: It’s means nothing / Eso significa nada

Q: What do you mean by it? /¿Qué quieres decir con eso?
A: I mean that you need to be better/ Yo quiero decir que tú necesitas ser mejor

Q: What? What? What? What did you say?/ ¿Qué ? Qué ? ¿Qué? ¿Qué dijiste?
A: I say that you need to be quite/ Yo digo que tú necesitas hacer silencio
 
Q: What are you doing? / ¿Qué estás haciendo?
A: I am cooking / Yo estoy cocinando

Q: What! Are you crazy? / ¡Qué! ¿Estás loco?
A: I’m not crazy/ Yo no estoy loco

Q: What makes you laugh? / ¿Qué te hace reír ?
A: He makes me laugh / Él me hace reír

Q: What are you up to for today?/ ¿Qué haces para hoy?
A: I am going to work / Yo voy a trabajar

Q: What’s up?/ ¿Qué pasa?
A: Nothing / Nada

Q: What are you trying to do? /¿Qué estás tratando de hacer ?
A: I am trying to relax / Yo estoy tratando de relajar

Q: What are you looking at? / ¿Qué estás mirando ?
A: I am looking at you / Yo estoy mirándote

Afirmations:

What a waste / Qué desperdicio
What a beautiful picture! /¡Qué hermosa foto!
What an incredible place!/ ¡Qué lugar tan increíble!
 

Exceptions:
Q: What is your name and country? / ¿Cuál es tu nombre y país?
A: My name is Jenny. I am from Cuba/ Mi nombre es Yeny. Yo soy de Cuba.

Sentences with the word what in Spanish

La casa que nos hemos comprado es muy grande.The house we have bought is very big.
Ya le hemos mandado la carta que le escribimos.We have already sent you the letter we wrote to you.
Le gusta que la peinen.She likes to be combed.
Deseo que vengas.I want you to come.
Lo ha hecho sin que nadie lo ayude.He has done it without anyone helping him.
Sintió una imperiosa necesidad de que alguien lo escuchara.He felt an overwhelming need for someone to listen to him.
Es más bueno que su hermano.He is better than his brother.
Pero esta silla es menos cómoda que aquella.But this chair is less comfortable than that one.
Recuerda que nadie es mejor que tú.Remember that no one is better than you.
No eres ni la mitad de listo que ella.You’re not half as smart as her.
Iba tan despacio que llegó tarde.He was going so slowly that he was late.
Habla tan rápido que nadie lo entiende.He speaks so fast that no one understands him.
Ya verás como lo hace, qué está permitido hacerlo.You’ll see how he does it, that it’s allowed to do it.
Habla tan rápido que nadie lo entiende.He speaks so fast that no one understands him.
Confía en mí, que no te voy a engañar.Trust me, I’m not going to cheat on you.
Vete, que llegarás tarde.Go, you’ll be late.
Habla más bajo, que no nos vayan a oír.He speaks lower, so they won’t hear us.
Apártese, que todo el mundo pueda ver el pizarrón.Stand back so everyone can see the board.
Justicia pido, que no piedad.I ask for justice, not mercy.
Suya es la culpa, que no mía.It’s his fault, not mine.
Le dijo a Lourdes, que así se llama su hijo, que viniera.He told Lourdes, that is the name of her son, to come.
¡Que se calle todo el mundo!Shut up everyone!
Suya es la culpa, que no mía.It’s his fault, not mine.
Pero que alguien cierre la puerta, por favor.But someone close the door, please.
¡Que a mis años me tenga que ver así!That at my age I have to see myself like this!
Nosotros estuvimos charla que charla toda la noche.We were chatting chatting all night.
Era un cabezote, y siempre estaba dale que dale.He was a big head, and he was always giving him what to give him.
No tienes de que preocuparte.You do not have to worry.
Tienes que saber esperar.You have to know how to wait.
Eres más que afortunado.You are more than lucky.

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