How to answer qué eres & quién eres

Question

Hello,

¿qué eres?, means what are you, and the answer could be soy abogado y alto ¿quién eres?, means who are you, and the answer could be soy Damon

I'm unclear if they are interchangeable Could I answer ¿qué eres? with soy Damon and ¿quién eres? with soy abogado y alto

Thanks

if you want to ask the name ... you has to ask ... ¿quién eres ? ¿ comó te llamas? and for physical descriptions the question would be ¿comó eres? - krismade10, Dec 10, 2012

Hola Bienvenido al foro! - rac1, Dec 10, 2012

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the forum. Great questions.....

¿Qué eres?, means what are you, and the answer could be soy abogado y alto

I would say the answer to this question would be "I am a human being."

If you want to ask someone "How are you (tall, short, black, white)" you'd ask "¿Cómo eres?"

If you want to ask what they do for a living, you could ask either "¿A qué te dedicas?" (infomal) or "¿Qué haces?" (informal).

¿Quién eres?, means who are you, and the answer could be soy Damon

Yes. "Soy Damon y soy abogodo."

To ask someone's name you'd say either "¿Cómo te llamas?" (informal) or "Cómo se llama usted?" (formal).

Again, welcome to the forum...hope to see you around.

Answer 2

Qué means What.

Quién means Who.

I suggest letting how it sounds in english be your guide.