Asking Questions (match)

Knowing how to ask questions in Spanish is one of the most useful skills you can build, because it turns you from a passive listener into someone who can actually get information and keep a conversation going.

1. Top Question Words

Keep in mind: every word in this group carries a written accent when used as a question word, but loses it in other uses. Como without an accent means "I eat" or "like/as," while cómo with an accent asks "how." The accent is the only visual difference between the two forms.Worth knowing: ¿Cómo? on its own is the standard way to ask someone to repeat themselves in Latin American Spanish, serving the same role as "Pardon?" in everyday conversation.

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2. Beyond the Basics

Heads up: por qué (two words, with accent) asks "why," but the answer uses a completely different form: porque (one word, no accent) means "because." Confusing the two is one of the most common written errors in Spanish.Pro tip: cuánto changes its ending to match the noun it describes: cuánta for feminine nouns, cuántos and cuántas for plurals. When used alone as an adverb, it always stays as cuánto.

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3. Question Verbs

Note that saber and conocer both translate as "to know," but are not interchangeable. Saber is used for facts and information, and when followed directly by an infinitive, it means "to know how to" do something, as in saber hablar (to know how to speak).Did you know: entender is a stem-changing verb? The "e" shifts to "ie" in most present tense forms, making the correct first-person form entiendo, not "entendo." Repetir also changes, but differently: its "e" shifts to "i," giving repito.

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In this quiz set, you'll learn dozens of essential question words and phrases in Spanish, including dónde, cuándo, quién, qué, and cuántos, among others. These are the building blocks of everyday conversation. You'll use them when asking for directions, finding out someone's name, checking the time, or figuring out how much something costs.

The quizzes are built around matching words and sentences, so you're always seeing vocabulary in real context rather than in isolation. You'll practice both reading and listening, which helps the words stick faster. Each session takes about 5 minutes, and you can repeat any quiz as many times as you like until you feel confident.

By the end, you'll be able to hear a question word, know exactly what's being asked, and use these words naturally in your own sentences. Asking ¿Dónde está...? or ¿Cuántos años tienes? will start to feel second nature.