How to Say ‘How are you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué tal estás?
keh tahl es-TAHS
[keh tahl es-TAHS]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain most people use the informal tú with their partner's parents, and ¿Qué tal estás? fits that. If they still use usted with you, follow their lead until they relax it.
Phrase Breakdown
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?
estás
[es-TAHS]
you are
Informal 'you' form of estar, used for states and health.
¿Estás cansado hoy?
Are you tired today?
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