How to Say ‘What's the salary?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuál es el sueldo?
kwahl ess el SWEL-doh
[kwahl ess el SWEL-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Use cuál, not qué, before es when you're asking for a specific piece of information. Same pattern: ¿Cuál es el horario? "What are the hours?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuál es
kwahl ess
What is
Use 'cuál' rather than 'qué' to ask for specific information. Link the words together: KWA-les.
¿Cuál es su nombre?
What is your name?
Words in this phrase
Cuál
[kwahl]
what / which
Question word used before 'es' to ask for a specific piece of information, like a number or name.
¿Cuál es tu teléfono?
What is your phone number?
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
el sueldo?
el SWEL-doh
the salary?
'Sueldo' is the common word for salary in Mexico. 'Sue' is one syllable: el SWEL-do.
El sueldo es bueno.
The salary is good.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
sueldo
[SWEL-doh]
salary
The regular pay you receive for a job; very common in Mexico.
Mi sueldo es bueno.
My salary is good.
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