How to Ask for and Give Personal Information in Spanish

If you want to ask someone about their personal information in Spanish, it's helpful to know some important phrases. Here are some easy tips to help you out.

Asking for Personal Information

1. Key Phrases
   Here are some basic phrases that can help when you're asking someone for personal info:

   • ¿Cómo te llamas? (What’s your name?)
   • ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?)
   • ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)
   • ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? (What’s your phone number?)
   • ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas? (Do you have any brothers or sisters?)

2. Structure of Questions

   • Questions in Spanish often start with words like what, how, or where.
   • Making questions is pretty simple and is much like doing it in English.
   • Usually, the subject comes after the action word (verb).
   • For example:
     • Question: ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)
     • Response: Soy de Suecia. (I am from Sweden.)

Giving Personal Information

1. How to Respond
   When you give your personal information, try to keep your answers clear and simple:

   • Me llamo [your name]. (My name is [your name].)
   • Tengo [age] años. (I am [age] years old.)
   • Soy de [country/place]. (I am from [country/place].)
   • Mi número de teléfono es [number]. (My phone number is [number].)
   • Tengo [number] hermanos/hermanas. (I have [number] brothers/sisters.)

2. Examples of Conversations

   • A: ¿Cómo te llamas?
     B: Me llamo Ana.

   • A: ¿Cuántos años tienes?
     B: Tengo quince años.

   • A: ¿De dónde eres?
     B: Soy de Estocolmo.

Using Adjectives to Describe

When you talk about people, places, or things, you can use describing words called adjectives. Here are some common ones:

• alto/a (tall)
• bajo/a (short)
• simpático/a (friendly)
• interesante (interesting)

Example Sentences:

• Mi hermano es alto. (My brother is tall.)
• La ciudad es interesante. (The city is interesting.)

Role Play Activity

To practice ordering food in a restaurant, team up with a friend. Take turns being the customer and the waiter. Use these phrases:

• Customer: Quisiera [food item]. (I would like [food item].)
• Waiter: ¿Algo más? (Anything else?)
• Customer: No, gracias. (No, thank you.)

Practicing like this will help you get better at speaking and make you feel more confident when you're talking in Spanish!