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Great website for a question word quiz!
Notice that ALL question words have accent marks.
Learn the following question words:

quin?

who?

quines?

who? plural (used when you assume the answer is more than one person)

qu?

what?

cul?

which?, what?

cules?

which ones?, what? (in front of a plural noun)

cmo?

how?

dnde?

where?

cundo?

when?

cunto?

how much? (used in front of a singular, masculine noun)

cunta?

how much? (used in front of a singular, feminine noun)

cuntos?

how many? (used in front of a plural, masculine noun)

cuntas?

how many? (used in front of a plural, feminine noun)

por qu?

why? (because of what)

para qu? why? (for what purpose)

Most of the question words have exact equivalents in Spanish and English. But there are
a few issues you must understand to use the correct question word in context. There are
three Spanish interrogative pronouns that can be translated to the English word what:
qu, cul, and cmo. Unfortunately they are not just interchangeable, but there are some
simple rules to govern their usage:

What rule 1: Always use qu to mean what directly in front of any noun.
Qu libro lee usted?
What book do you read?
Qu comida comen ellos?
What food do they eat?

What rule 2: Qu is used in front of any form of the verb ser when asking for a
definition or an explanation. That is, when you're really asking What does it
mean? or What is it?
Qu es la paella?
What is paella?

What rule 3: Cul is used to mean what in front of any form of the verb ser when
you're really asking for a choice or specific answer. The sample sentences that
follow use the es form, which means is, of the verb ser. Consider the difference in
these two answers to a question:
Answer A: My address is the house number, the street name, city, state and zip
code where I live.
Answer B: My address is 555 Kingston Lane, Carrollton, Ohio, 44615.
Answer A is obviously the response to a question asking for a definition or
explanation of the word address. This is the type of answer that is elicited from
the question:
Qu es direccin?
What is your address? (give me an explanation or definition of address)
Answer B is the type of response you would most likely give if you heard the
question, what is your address? However, be sure to notice that the question
word that must be used in front of the verb to be in Spanish is the word cul.

 Cul es tu direccin?
What is your address? (give me a specific place)

What rule 4: Cmo is often used as a response when one fails to hear a comment
and would like it repeated. In English when someone says something you don't
hear, you say, what? If this happens in Spanish, the one word response,
Cmo? is appropriate. That does not, however, mean that cmo can be used to
mean what? in any other situation.

The importance of knowing how to ask a question is obvious, but a large number of
people tend to mix up the question words or simply can't remember them. Try to use
mnemonic (memory) tricks to help you remember the question words. The following
examples are silly and will not elicit the exact question word, but they will jar your
memory. You should try to think of your own mnemonic devise for the rest of the
question words.

How did he get into a coma?

Cmo = how

Who dates Barbie? Ken!

Quin = who

What do they sell at K -mart?

Qu = what

When can I buy a condo?

Cundo = when

Most questions that have a question word are created exactly like a yes or no question
with the question word in front. Take the question does he speak Italian? Habla l
italiano? There are several question words that could simply be placed in front of the
question to elicit more information than yes or no. See the following sample sentences for
examples on how different question words can elicit different answers:

Cmo habla l italiano?

How does he speak Italian?

Dnde habla l italiano?

Where does he speak Italian?

Cundo habla l italiano?

When does he speak Italian?

Por qu habla l italiano?

Why does he speak Italian?

All of the sample questions can be created simply by switching the subject and the verb
to create a yes or no question and then simply placing the specific question word in front.

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