6 Basic Wh-Questions

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 What
“¿Qué?”

We use “what” to ask for an object or a concept.

What do you want? -> ¿Qué quieres?

What is it? -> ¿Qué es eso?
What time is it? -> ¿Qué hora es?
 Why
“¿Por qué?”

We use “why” to ask for a reason.

Why did you do that? -> ¿Por qué hiciste eso?

Why did he get mad? -> ¿Por qué se enojó?
Why are you crying? -> ¿Por qué estás llorando?
 Who
“¿Quién?”

We use “who” to ask for a person.

Who is it? -> ¿Quién es?

Who are you? -> ¿Quién eres tú?
Who cooked this? -> ¿Quién cocinó esto?
 Where
“¿Dónde?”

We use “where” to ask for a place.

Where were you? -> ¿Dónde estabas?

Where are you going? -> ¿A dónde vas?
Where is my cell? -> ¿Dónde está mi
celular?
 When
“¿Cuándo?”

We use “where” to ask for Time

(date, hour, month, etc).

When were you born? -> ¿Cuándo naciste?

When does she travel? -> ¿Cuándo viaja ella?
When is your wedding? -> ¿Cuándo es tu boda?
 How
“¿Cómo?”

We use “how” to ask for a manner, a way, a

description.

How did you get here? -> ¿Cómo llegaste aquí?

How does she travel? -> ¿Cómo viaja ella?
How are you? -> ¿Cómo estás?
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