How to Say ‘How do you say...?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cómo se dice...?
KOH-moh seh dee-seh
[KOH-moh seh dee-seh]
Phrase Breakdown
Cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Question word used to ask about the nature or manner of something.
¿Cómo describirías el ambiente de trabajo en tu empresa?
How would you describe the work environment in your company?
se
[seh]
one (impersonal)
Impersonal 'se', meaning people in general do the action.
Aquí se habla español.
Spanish is spoken here.
dice
[dee-seh]
says
A verb indicating the act of speaking or expressing an idea.
Él dice que todo está bien.
He says everything is okay.
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