How to Say ‘How are you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué tal?
keh tahl
[keh tahl]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, [¿Qué tal?] is a very normal casual greeting, often closer to "hi, how's it going?" than a real request for details. A short answer like [bien] or [muy bien] is enough.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what
In this expression, Qué helps form a casual question about how someone is doing.
¿Qué tal, Ana?
How are things, Ana?
tal
[tahl]
such / things
In ¿Qué tal?, tal helps create the meaning 'how are things?' or 'how's it going?'.
¿Qué tal hoy?
How's it going today?
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