Que tanto? means how much?

Question

Is it true you can say Que tanto instead of cuanto to say how much?

Answer 1

Depending on who you're talking to the two phrases aren't always interchangeable, however in English they could both mean "how much."

Cuanto cuesten las manzanas? = How much do the apples cost?

!Qué tanta cuesten las manzanas! = Something like "look how much the apples will cost!" But more directly translated as "the apples would cost so much."

Answer 2

que tanto manzanas quieres means how many apples you want?

In some places it can mean that. However it would be *qué tanta" not que tanto because manzana is feminine and you are asking a question. - Fredbong, Jun 14, 2011