dime qué piensas
/dime ke pjensas/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'let me know what you think' is translated as dime qué piensas.
This phrase is used to request that someone share their opinion or feedback regarding a specific topic.
Which one should you use?
While dime qué piensas focuses on the person's thought process, the phrase dime qué te parece (which translates to 'tell me how it seems to you') is a more common way to ask for an opinion on a specific object or a proposal.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking business cultures, qué piensas is considered too blunt for negotiations, leading professionals to use softer phrases like me gustaría saber tu opinión.
- The Spanish word qué and the English word 'what' are distant linguistic cousins. Both words can be traced back to the same ancient Proto-Indo-European roots used for asking questions.
- The word qué in this phrase is accented because it functions as an indirect question, but the accent is removed if it acts as a relative pronoun.
Examples in context
- Dime qué piensas de mi nuevo proyecto.Let me know what you think of my new project.
- Dime qué piensas sobre el menú de la cena.Let me know what you think about the dinner menu.
- Dime qué piensas de esta idea antes de decidir.Let me know what you think of this idea before deciding.
Example conversation
Alejandro shows María a drawing he made.
- AlejandroMira mi dibujo, dime qué piensas.Look at my drawing, let me know what you think.
- MaríaMe gusta mucho el uso de colores.I really like the use of colors.
- Alejandro¿Crees que el fondo es muy oscuro?Do you think the background is too dark?
- MaríaNo, creo que queda perfecto así.No, I think it looks perfect like that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries qué, CC BY-SA 4.0.
