Interrogative Words in Spanish

Asking questions in Spanish is super important. Here are some key words you should remember:

• Qué: What
  Example: ¿Qué haces? (What are you doing?)

• Dónde: Where
  Example: ¿Dónde vives? (Where do you live?)

• Cómo: How
  Example: ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)

• Cuál: Which
  Example: ¿Cuál es tu libro favorito? (Which is your favorite book?)

• Quién: Who
  Example: ¿Quién es tu amigo? (Who is your friend?)

• Por qué: Why
  Example: ¿Por qué estudias español? (Why do you study Spanish?)

Grammar Tips for Asking Questions

Now let’s go over some grammar tips to help you ask questions:

1. Present Tense Conjugation:

   • For regular verbs, here’s how to change them:
     • -ar: hablar → hablo (I speak)
     • -er: comer → como (I eat)
     • -ir: vivir → vivo (I live)

2. Common Irregular Verbs:

   • Ser (to be): soy (I am), eres (you are)
   • Estar (to be): estoy (I am), estás (you are)
   • Ir (to go): voy (I go), vas (you go)

3. Use of Articles:

   • Definite: el, la (the)
   • Indefinite: un, una (a/an)

4. Agreement of Nouns and Adjectives:

   • La casa blanca (the white house)
   • Los gatos negros (the black cats)

5. Negation:

   • Use "no" before the verb.
     Example: No hablo español. (I do not speak Spanish.)

6. Present Progressive:

   • To say what you are doing, use: estar + gerund.
     Example: Estoy comiendo. (I am eating.)

7. Commands:

   • Familiar: Habla. (Speak.)
   • Formal: Hable. (Speak, sir/ma’am.)

Remembering these basics will help you ask questions and have simple conversations in Spanish!