PRE: Lesson - Palabras interrogativas

Palabras interrogativas

Not only is learning how to ask questions one of the most practical things to learn if you plan on visiting a Spanish-speaking country, but it’s also one of the most important things for you to learn to expand your knowledge of the language.

Video Lesson

This video will teach you how to form questions in Spanish and the key vocabulary you need to do so. We suggest taking notes and reviewing this video lesson as many times as needed. This is a very important lesson!

Remember to press pause and repeat sections of the video to take notes.

Reminder: the speaker in this video uses a regional pronunciation of the Spanish LL sound. In our previous lesson, we learned that LL makes a y sound in Spanish: me llamo = me yamo. However, in some regional dialects of Spanish, the LL sound makes a sound closer to the English J sound: me llamo = me jamo. The narrator in the following video uses this alternate pronunciation. For our course, you are expected to use the standard y pronunciation for LL.

Video provided courtesy of mobileapps@innovativelanguage.com. Also note: any in-video links are disabled.

Review

Let's review the lessons covered in the video. Along with learning to write each phrase, take time to practice reading them out loud. This is a great place to practice your new pronunciation skills! Also, if you have a friend who is also taking/knows Spanish nearby, practice using these conversational phrases with each other. Certain phrases are marked in bold - please pay careful attention to these words and phrases!

Questions in Spanish

Question Words	Sample Questions 1	Sample Questions 2
¿Qué? - What? ¿Cuándo? - When? ¿Dónde? - Where? ¿Cómo? - How? ¿Por qué? - Why? ¿Cuál? - Which (one)? ¿Cuáles? - Which (ones)? ¿Quién? - Who? (singular) ¿Quiénes? - Who? (plural) ¿Cuánto? - How much? (masculine singular) ¿Cuánta? - How much? (feminine singular) ¿Cuántos? - How much? (masculine plural) ¿Cuántas? - How much? (feminine plural) ¿Cuántos? - How many? (masculine plural) ¿Cuántas? - How many? (feminine plural)	¿Qué es esto? - What is this? ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? - When is your birthday? (informal) ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños? - When is your birthday? (formal) ¿Dónde vives? - Where do you live? (informal) ¿Dónde vive? - Where do you live? (formal) ¿Cómo te llamas? - What is your name? (informal) ¿Cómo se llamas? - What is your name? (formal) ¿Cuántos chicos hay en la clase? How many boys are in the clase? ¿Cuántas chicas hay en la fiesta? How many girls are at the party?	¿Por qué quieres aprender español? - Why do you want to learn Spanish? (informal) ¿Por qué quiere aprender español? - Why do you want to learn Spanish? (formal) ¿Cuál es tu profesión? - What is your job? (formal) ¿Cuál es su profesión? - What is your job? (informal) ¿Quién quiere ir a la playa? - Who wants to go to the beach? ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost? Comes mucho, ¿verdad? - You eat a lot, right? Hablas español, ¿no? - You speak Spanish, right?

Practice Activity

Let´s practice what you just learned. Complete the following activity. Look at your notes and practice as many times as you need! 

Complete the following practice activity. Don’t forget to add acentos when required.

NOTE: You are required to use information from this course to complete all practice activities. Additionally, fill-in-the-blank activities can be very particular: if an item is marked incorrect, double check that it wasn't something as minor as an extra space or a capital letter in the wrong place!

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