Does ¿cómo es? mean "what are you like" or "how is it"?
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On the video, "¿Cómo es?" is said to mean "what are you like?" but when i type it into the translator it's "How is it?".
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updated Mar 25, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by paulm9341
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The edits are for proper pronunciation. http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/223081/spanishdict-forum-rules - bandit51jd, Mar 25, 2012
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¿Cómo es? is not What are you like,it is "what is he/she/it like" depending on the context of who or what is being referred to. ¿Cómo eres? = What are you like?
updated Mar 25, 2012
posted by kenwilliams
Estoy de acuerdo, It's all based on context. But Fantasmal could also be correct, as well. - BradyLabuda, Mar 25, 2012
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"Es" is used for "usted" (formal you), so the video is just being polite 
It's still saying "What are you like?"
updated Mar 25, 2012
edited by Fantasmal
posted by Fantasmal
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i dont think como es , would be used for asking people "what they are like". It is used in regard to what is that?
updated Mar 25, 2012
posted by arnietwo
It can be used for asking people what other people are like i.e. ¿Cómo es tu hermano? What is your brother like? - kenwilliams, Mar 25, 2012
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If you said ¿Cómo es la paella? - What's the paella like?
updated Mar 25, 2012
posted by robd
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Both of the preceding answers are correct. "Es" can refer to you (formal), he, she, or it.
updated Mar 25, 2012
posted by fastrob1
