Cómo decir la frase " How about..."?

Question

Cómo decir la frase " How about..." en español? Tales como: How about him?, How about the unfinished problem? How about going to the movies? Gracias de antemano.

Answer 1

How about him?

Context is important. Example, "I need a new boyfriend." "Well, how about him?"

"Necisito un novio nuevo." "Bueno, ¿qué tal él?"

How about the unfinished problem?

"¿Y qué pasa con el problema pendiente?"

How about going to the movies?

"¿Qué vamos a hacer?" "¿Qué tal el cine?"

Muchas gracias señorita, tiene razon, que pasa con- what happen with..mas apropiado - tino, Feb 26, 2013

Puedo decir... que tal comer al restaurante. How about eating at the restaurant. - tino, Feb 26, 2013

Answer 2

For "what/how about" I tend to use "sobre".

As in:

What about the book? Do you want to borrow it?"

Sobre el libro, ¿lo quieres prestar?"

How about that movie? What did you think?

Sobre la peli, ¿qué piensas tú?

To suggest something, like "how about a movie?" I tend to say, "qué te parece" or "te apetece". Sometimes, "qué tal" if I mean to say "how does that grab you?"

How about a movie? / ¿Te apetece una peli? ¿Qué tal una peli?

Let's do dinner. How about next week? / ¡Vamos a cenar! ¿Qué te parece la semana que viene?

Is ¨película¨usually abbreviated to "peli"? - PeterRS, Feb 26, 2013

In Spain, at least, yes. I mean, it would not seem overly formal to use the whole word, but it's certainly common enough that I mostly use "peli" while speaking or writing informally. - MyHeadAboveWater, Feb 26, 2013

Answer 3

How about can be interpreted in different ways. As Marianne says, one way is using "qué tal"

¿Qué tal si vamos al cine? - How about us going to the pictures?

Other options

¿Qué te parece mañana? - How about tomorrow?

¿Te apetece una taza de té? - How about a cup ot tea?

A mí me gusta pero ¿y a tí? - I like it, but how about you?