How to Say ‘How many cigarettes a day?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuántos cigarrillos al día?
KWAHN-tohs see-gah-RREE-yohs ahl DEE-ah
[KWAHN-tohs see-gah-RREE-yohs ahl DEE-ah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuántos cigarrillos
KWAHN-tohs see-gah-RREE-yohs
How many cigarettes
'Cuántos' is masculine plural to agree with 'cigarrillos'. In Spain, 'ci' sounds like 'thi', and 'll' sounds like a 'y'.
¿Cuántos cigarrillos fuma?
How many cigarettes do you smoke?
Words in this phrase
Cuántos
[KWAHN-tohs]
how many
Question word for counting masculine plural nouns; 'cuántas' for feminine.
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
cigarrillos
[see-gah-RREE-yohs]
cigarettes
Plural of 'cigarrillo', a cigarette.
Fumo diez cigarrillos.
I smoke ten cigarettes.
al día?
ahl DEE-ah
per day?
A common expression for frequency: 'a day' or 'per day'.
Fumo cinco al día.
I smoke five a day.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
per (a/the)
Contraction of 'a' + 'el'; here it means 'per' as in 'per day'.
Bebo agua tres veces al día.
I drink water three times a day.
día
[DEE-ah]
day
Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.
En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.
In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.
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