How to Say ‘How was the trip?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué tal el viaje?
keh tahl ehl BYAH-heh
[keh tahl ehl BYAH-heh]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿Qué tal...? plus a noun asks how something went, no verb needed. Swap in anything: ¿Qué tal la boda? "How was the wedding?", ¿Qué tal el trabajo? "How's work?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How was / How's
'¿Qué tal?' is a very common way to ask 'how is/was...?'. 'Qué' sounds like 'ke'.
¿Qué tal estás?
How are you?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
how
An exclamatory word used to show emotion, similar to saying how nice or how good.
«Qué» bien suena esa cultura de empresa.
How nice that company culture sounds.
tal
[tahl]
how (it's going)
Used with qué to form the greeting 'how are things?'
¿Qué tal tu día?
How was your day?
el viaje?
ehl BYAH-heh
the trip?
'Viaje' is masculine, so it takes 'el'. The 'j' is a throaty sound: 'BIA-he'. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.
El viaje fue largo.
The trip was long.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
viaje
[BYAH-heh]
trip, journey
Masculine noun for a journey from one place to another.
El viaje a Madrid fue largo.
The trip to Madrid was long.
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