Preguntas
/pɾeɡuntas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "questions" is translated into Spanish as Preguntas.
Preguntas refers to sentences used to ask for information. When forming questions in Spanish, you often use interrogative words such as qué (what), dónde (where), cómo (how) and cuándo (when).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word Preguntas is the plural form. The singular form is pregunta.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾeɡuntas/
Did you know?
- The verb preguntar shares a root with the English word 'question' in an indirect way, as both originate from the Latin sense of seeking or demanding, but preguntar specifically comes from precari, meaning 'to pray' or 'to beg'.
- While English uses a single question mark at the end, Spanish requires an inverted question mark ¿ at the very beginning of the sentence to alert the reader of the upcoming tone change.
- Spanish speakers can turn any statement into a pregunta simply by changing their intonation, without changing the word order or adding a helping verb like 'do'.
Examples in context
- No tengo más preguntas.I have no further questions.This sentence is useful for expressing that you have no more Preguntas.Tatoeba #705157 by Shishir, translation #54889 by CK
- Ella le hizo preguntas.She asked him questions.This sentence is useful for describing that someone asked Preguntas.Tatoeba #1330916 by Shishir, translation #886966 by CK
- No había más preguntas.There were no more questions.This sentence is useful for stating that there were no more Preguntas.Tatoeba #7747881 by Nicolay77, translation #5096629 by CK
- Disculpe, ¿cómo se llama usted?Excuse me, what is your name?
- ¿Podría decirme dónde está la estación de tren?Could you tell me where the train station is?
- Hola, ¿cómo te llamas?Hi, what is your name?
- ¿Puedes decirme dónde vive Juan?Can you tell me where Juan lives?
- ¿Qué piensas del nuevo restaurante en el centro?What do you think about the new restaurant downtown?
- 289 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Mateo are at the end of a class.
- María¿Tienen más preguntas para el profesor?Do you have more questions for the teacher?
- MateoNo, no tengo más preguntas.No, I don't have more questions.
- MaríaEstá bien, entonces terminamos la clase.Fine, then we are finishing the class.
- MateoMuchas gracias, María.Thank you very much, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
