How to Say ‘How many times have you tried it tonight?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuántas veces la has probado esta noche?
KWAN-tahs veh-sehs lah ahs proh-BAH-doh es-ta NO-cheh
[KWAN-tahs veh-sehs lah ahs proh-BAH-doh es-ta NO-cheh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Spain, has probado is the normal way to talk about things done earlier today or tonight. In Latin America you'd more likely hear la probaste.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuántas veces
KWAN-tahs veh-sehs
How many times
'Cuántas' agrees with the feminine plural 'veces'. Stress 'cuán'.
¿Cuántas veces has venido?
How many times have you come?
Words in this phrase
Cuántas
[KWAN-tahs]
how many
Used in questions about quantity; agrees with plural feminine 'personas'.
¿Cuántas sillas necesitan?
How many chairs do you need?
veces
[veh-sehs]
Times
Occasions or instances when something occurs.
He visitado ese museo algunas veces.
I have visited that museum a few times.
la has probado
lah ahs proh-BAH-doh
have you tried it
This is the present perfect, used in Spain for things that happened today. The 'h' is silent.
Ya la has probado.
You've already tried it.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
it
Direct object pronoun referring to the reservation, table, or booking.
La prefiero para mañana por la noche.
I prefer it for tomorrow evening.
has
[ahs]
you have
Used to indicate possession or experience in the present perfect.
Tienes lo que has pedido.
You have what you asked for.
probado
[proh-BAH-doh]
tried
Past participle of 'probar', to try or test.
¿Has probado la tortilla?
Have you tried the omelette?
esta noche?
es-ta NO-cheh
tonight?
'Esta noche' literally means 'this night'. 'Ch' sounds like the English 'ch'.
¿Sales esta noche?
Are you going out tonight?
Words in this phrase
esta
[es-ta]
This
A demonstrative adjective used to refer to a specific object close to the speaker.
Esta noche será especial.
This night will be special.
noche
[NO-cheh]
night
The period from sunset to sunrise.
La noche es tranquila aquí.
The night is quiet here.
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