How to Say ‘Who do you think will win the World Cup?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Quién crees que gana el Mundial?
kyen KREH-ehs keh GAH-nah ehl moon-DYAHL
[kyen KREH-ehs keh GAH-nah ehl moon-DYAHL]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish happily uses the present gana for a future prediction where English says "will win". The same goes for ¿Quién crees que llega primero? "Who do you think will get there first?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Quién crees
kyen KREH-ehs
Who do you think
'Crees' comes from 'creer' (to believe or think). Pronounce both 'e' sounds: 'CRE-es'.
¿Quién crees que viene?
Who do you think is coming?
Words in this phrase
Quién
[kyen]
who
Question word for people.
¿Quién ha marcado?
Who scored?
crees
[KREH-ehs]
do you think
Second-person singular of 'creer'; used to ask for someone's opinion.
'Crees' que este sector tiene buenas oportunidades?
Do you think this sector has good opportunities?
que gana el Mundial?
keh GAH-nah ehl moon-DYAHL
will win the World Cup?
Here 'que' means 'that'. Spanish often uses the present tense 'gana' to talk about the future.
Creo que gana Brasil.
I think Brazil will win.
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
A conjunction used to introduce a clause after verbs like creer, decir, or pensar.
Pienso que la flexibilidad también forma parte de una buena cultura.
I think that flexibility is also part of a good culture.
gana
[GAH-nah]
wins
From 'ganar', to win.
Siempre gana mi equipo.
My team always wins.
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.
Mundial
[moon-DYAHL]
World Cup
Short for 'Copa Mundial', the football World Cup.
El Mundial es en verano.
The World Cup is in summer.
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