¿Cómo te sientes?
How are you feeling in Spanish is ¿Cómo te sientes?
This phrase is a question used to ask someone about their current physical or emotional state.
Which one should you use?
While ¿Cómo estás? is a general greeting meaning "How are you?", ¿Cómo te sientes? specifically focuses on a person's internal physical or emotional state.
How does it change in a sentence?
To ask how a group of people is feeling, use the plural form ¿Cómo se sienten?
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, if you use ¿Cómo te sientes? to a stranger, it can feel uncomfortably intimate, as if you are asking for their deepest secrets.
- The word cómo is derived from the Latin cōmō̆, which was a non-literary or colloquial variation of the formal word quōmodo.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, asking ¿Cómo te sientes? during a visit to a sick person is often accompanied by a physical gesture of touching the shoulder or hand to show empathy.
Examples in context
- "¿Cómo te sientes?" "¡Nada bien!""How are you feeling?" "Not good at all!"This example shows a response to the question ¿Cómo te sientes?Tatoeba #1122650 by alexmarcelo, translation #1122741 by Eldad
Example conversation
Lucía is checking on Mateo after he had a long day at work.
- LucíaMateo, ¿cómo te sientes?Mateo, how are you feeling?
- MateoUn poco cansado, pero estoy mejor.A bit tired, but I am better.
- LucíaMe alegra mucho que estés bien.I am very glad that you are well.
- MateoGracias por preguntar, Lucía.Thanks for asking, Lucía.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cómo, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
