cómo te sientes
/komo te sjentes/from spelling rules
The phrase "how you feel" in Spanish is translated as cómo te sientes.
This phrase refers to the emotional or physical state a person is experiencing at a particular moment.
Which one should you use?
cómo te sientes is used specifically to describe an internal state. In contrast, qué sientes (what you feel) is often used when asking about specific sensations or particular emotions like love or hate.
How does it change in a sentence?
When addressing someone with the formal usted to show respect or distance, use cómo se siente instead of cómo te sientes. If you are referring to how a group of people feels, use cómo se sienten.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, you cannot use cómo te sientes to talk about the physical texture of a fabric or object. To describe the 'feel' of a surface, you must use the verb sentir in a different construction or use tocar.
- The word cómo comes from cōmō̆, which was a non-literary or colloquial version of the more formal Latin word quōmodo.
- While cómo te sientes asks about your state, the word sentimiento refers specifically to a deep, lasting emotion. To describe a fleeting 'feeling' like a sudden chill or a prickle, Spanish uses sensación.
Examples in context
- Sé cómo te sientes.I know how you feel.This sentence is useful for expressing knowledge of someone's state using cómo te sientes.Tatoeba #1394280 by marcelostockle, translation #20318 by CK
- ¿Sabe cómo te sientes?Does he know how you feel?This sentence is useful for asking if a third party knows how you feel using cómo te sientes.Tatoeba #2008737 by Shishir, translation #1977683 by Spamster
- Entiende cómo te sientes.He understands how you feel.This sentence is useful for describing someone's understanding of your state using cómo te sientes.Tatoeba #11950408 by saverius, translation #11949794 by Fenrir
- Me siento genial.I feel great.
- Estoy encantado/aI am delighted
- Estoy enojado/aI am annoyed
- estar como una cabraTo be crazy
- 8 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo is checking on María after she had a long day.
- MateoHola, María. Dime cómo te sientes hoy.Hi, María. Tell me how you feel today.
- MaríaMe siento muy cansada y estresada.I feel very tired and stressed.
- MateoLo siento. No imagino cómo te sientes.I'm sorry. I can't imagine how you feel.
- MaríaGracias por preguntar, Mateo.Thanks for asking, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cómo, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
