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How to Say ‘How are you?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Qué tal?

keh tahl

[keh tahl]

💬 Usage Tip: A very common informal greeting. It can mean "How are you?" or "How's it going?"

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain this is everywhere—casual, friendly, and less formal than ¿Cómo está usted?

Phrase Breakdown

Qué

[keh]

what

In Qué tal, this introduces a common greeting meaning how are things?

Example

¿Qué tal va tu día?

How is your day going?

tal

[tahl]

such / so

In the phrase Qué tal, it helps form a casual greeting like how are you?

Example

¿Qué tal todo por casa?

How is everything at home?

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