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¿Hay preguntas? Asking questions in Spanish
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Inflection Unlike English you don’t raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a question in Spanish. Rather, you ask the interrogative word in a higher-pitched voice and drop your pitch for the rest of the question. As in English, you may use a statement to ask a question as long as you raise the pitch of your voice at the end of the question. Por ejemplo: Making Statements
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Note that in English the order of the subject and verb are switched when converting a statement to a question. The same is true in Spanish. When asking a question, the order is as follows: ¿Complete verb(s) + subject + object? Inversions hablasTúespañol. (statement) ¿Hablastúespañol? (question)
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Asking “Really? Is That True?” Often, in English, when we want to know whether or not something is true, we make a statement then add, “Right?” or “Really?” or “No?” For example: - You’re going to take the garbage out, right? - The museum is on the left, no? You can do the same thing in Spanish: - El museo está a la izquierda, ¿no? However, instead of saying “right” or “really,” you’ll ask, “True?” - Vas a sacar la basura, ¿verdad? Simply remember to raise the pitch of your voice when you say “¿no?” or “¿verdad?” Por ejemplo: -El vestido es muy bonito. -El vestido es muy bonito, ¿verdad?
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¿quién?who? ¿qué?what? ¿cómo?how? what? ¿de dónde?from where? ¿dónde?where? ¿a dónde?to where? ¿por qué?why? ¿cuándo?when? ¿cuál?which? ¿cuántos/as?how many? There are many helpful words to enable you to ask questions in Spanish. The most common are:
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¿Cuál es la fecha hoy?What is the date today? ¿Quién eres?Who are you? ¿Cómo estás?How are you? ¿Cómo eres?What are you like? ¿Quién es él/ella/usted?Who is she/he/are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes tú?How old are you? ¿Qué día es hoy?What day is it? Common Questions you need to know:
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¿De dónde eres tú?Where are you from? ¿De quién es el libro? Who’s book is it? ¿Cuál es tu nombre?What is your name? ¿Cómo te llamas? What is your name? ¿Cómo se dice ….. How does one say… …en español/ingles? in Spanish/English ¿Qúe hora es?What time is it?
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haythere are muchoa lot pocofew mismosame bastantesomewhat muyvery de ninguna maneraby no means síyes nono verdadtruly Answers
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