How would you ask "What does that mean?" in Spanish.

Question

Situation: You're watching Spanish television. You don't understand what the guy just said. You ask your Spanish speaker friend "What does what mean (what he said) ?" or "What is the meaning of what he's saying?" I've used ¿Cómo se dice...? about literal objects but I wouldn't know how to ask the question I'm having trouble with. Could you say, "¿Qué quiere decir?" like "What does he mean?" I'm stumped.

Answer 1

¿Qué significa eso?

is the answer to your question.

• Gracias :) - thaibean06 Sep 27, 2009
• you are welcome, just trying to help! - beegee7749 Nov 5, 2009
• there aresome other answers you could have used but this one is more common. - beegee7749 Nov 5, 2009

Answer 2

¿Qué quiere decir eso? - what does that mean?

¿Qué significa eso? - what does that mean?

¿Qué quiere decir con eso? - what does he mean by that?

• Gracias :) - thaibean06 Sep 27, 2009
• No hay de que - Izanoni1 Sep 27, 2009