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Question

I have a friend that is teaching me Spanish and for some reason she is giving me a test tomorrow and i need help.

Answer 1

Most likely, she's meaning:

¿Cómo? = What?

As in: ¿Qué dijiste? Repita, por favor. (What did you say? Repeat, please.)

It's pretty commonly used among my Spanish-speaking friends.

Good luck on your test...and ¡Bienvenido al foro! (Welcome to the forum!)

Oops! Sorry Guillermo & gfreed...didn't know you were already responding to the question! :-) - Dee914, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 2

If I may hi-jack this thread (because I feel my question's related enough), what would be the difference between saying "Que?" and "Como?". I've always used "Que?" to mean "What?". Does one sound more polite, or..?

Hi Lisa! :-) Yep... ¿Qué? means "What?". Using ¿Cómo? as a response to a question (especially w/friends) can also mean "What?" Almost like us using "huh?" - Dee914, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 3

If somebody asks me a question, and I say "¿cómo? it means that I didn't understand and I'm asking him to repeat it. Your post is not totally clear, so I'm just guessing.

I don't thiink the description and the tiltle are related. - 0074b507, ENE 11, 2010

Answer 4

¿Cómo? [What?]

They are telling you that they either did not hear what you said or did not understand what you said. So either repeat what you said or elaborate on what you said.