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How to Say ‘How's the knee?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Qué tal la rodilla?

keh tahl lah roh-DEE-yah

[keh tahl lah roh-DEE-yah]

💬 Usage Tip: ¿Qué tal...? plus any noun asks how that thing is going. For example: ¿Qué tal el trabajo? "How's work?".

Phrase Breakdown

¿Qué tal

keh tahl

How is

'Qué tal' is a common way to ask how something or someone is. Say it as 'ke TAL'.

Example

¿Qué tal el trabajo?

How's work?

Words in this phrase

Qué

[keh]

how

An exclamatory word used to show emotion, similar to saying how nice or how good.

Example

«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?'

Example

¿Qué tal tu día?

How was your day?

la rodilla?

lah roh-DEE-yah

the knee?

Roll the 'r' at the start of 'rodilla'. In Spain 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes': 'ro-DI-ya'.

Example

Me duele la rodilla.

My knee hurts.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.

The people in that company seem kind.

rodilla

[roh-DEE-yah]

knee

Feminine noun for the joint in the middle of the leg.

Example

Tengo la rodilla hinchada.

My knee is swollen.

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