Personal Information Questions in Spanish

Personal Information

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To ask personal information questions in Spanish there are some things you need to know in advance:

The verb TENER. It means To have, and we use it to express possession and also to say how old we are.

The verb SER. One of the verbs that mean To be. We use it to talk about origins, occupations physical appearance, personality, and to say our names.

Find more information about these two verbs here.

Personal Information Questions in Spanish — Conjugation of verbs ser and tener.

Now that you now these important verbs, you need to know the question words we use in Spanish: ¿Cuándo?, ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuál?, ¿Dónde?, ¿Cuántos?

Using Personal Information…

Cuándo, means when and it refers to time. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)

Cómo, means how and you can use it to ask someone’s name, like in: ¿Cómo te llamas? (What’s your name?); or to ask about a person’s condition: ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?).

Cuál, means what, which, or in some cases, which one. You can use cuál when asking about someone’s preferences, like in: ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? (What’s your favorite color?) or even to ask about someone’s name, last name phone number or email address: ¿Cuál es tu nombre? (What’s your name?), or ¿Cuál es tu apellido? (What’s your last name?). ¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico? (What’s your email address?).

Dónde, refers to space. It means where. You can use it to talk about locations, like in this example: ¿Dónde vives? (Where do you live?)

De dónde, refers to origins. It also means where but de means from. Use these together when asking about someone’s place of birth. ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?).

Finally, cuántos denotes quantity. It means how many. In Spanish we also use it to ask about someone’s age: ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?).