entonces cómo
/entonθes komo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "so how" is translated into Spanish as entonces cómo.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, the phrase ¿Y cómo vamos? is used to ask "So how are we doing?"
Did you know?
- The word cómo derives from 'cōmō̆', which was a non-literary or colloquial version of the formal Latin word 'quōmodo'.
- Spanish uses the word cómo in a way that can express extreme surprise or indignation, such as ¡Cómo que no!, which translates to 'What do you mean no!'
- In some regions, adding 'Y' before the phrase to make it Y entonces cómo… is a very common way to prompt a person to continue a story they just started.
Examples in context
- ¡Ah, hola! ¿Entonces cómo está todo?Oh, hello! So how is everything?
- ¡Hola, amiga! Entonces, ¿cómo va todo?Hi, friend! So how's everything going?
- A ver, ¿qué me cuentas? ¿Algo emocionante que quieras compartir?So, what's up? Anything exciting you want to share?
- ¡Hola! ¿Y cómo vamos? ¿Disfrutando del día?Hi! So how are we doing? Enjoying the day?
- Hola, ¿qué tal? ¿Y cómo va todo por aquí?Hello, how are things? So how's everything around here?
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are discussing a broken laptop.
- JavierEl ordenador no enciende.The computer won't turn on.
- Elena¡Qué mal! ¿Entonces cómo lo arreglamos?That's bad! So how do we fix it?
- JavierTal vez hay que llevarlo al técnico.Maybe we have to take it to the technician.
- ElenaEs buena idea, Javier.That is a good idea, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cómo, entonces, CC BY-SA 4.0.
