Any difference among "muy bien", "qué bien" and "tan bien"?

Question

Are there any differences among "muy bien", "qué bien" and "tan bien"?

Answer 1

Are there any differences among "muy bien", "que bien" and "tan bien"?

First let's look at the translations:

Muy bien -- Very well

Qué bien -- Great

Tan bien -- So well

In some instances "muy bien" and "que bien" are interchangeable.

Here are some example of where "muy bien" and "que bien" are interchangeable::

EXAMPLE 1

Niña: Mamá, mira el dibujo que hice en clase!

Mamá: Muy bien hija, que bonito. (OR que bien)

EXAMPLE 2

Fulano: ¿Cómo estuvo tu entrevista de trabajo?

Fulana: ¡Tan bien que me contrataron inmediatamente!

I hope that helps.

But don´t forget, to say "great" , "Qué" requires a tilde - 005faa61, Jul 8, 2013

Thanks! - rodneyp, Jul 8, 2013

Muchas gracias, Rod! And thank Julian for pointing out my missing tilde for "qué" bien. - joygogo, Jul 9, 2013

Answer 2

We could start with muy="very", que="how" (in this context) & tan here="so"

Answer 3

So good!

How good!

Very good!

Are any of these OK or wrong in English?

I think those are all perfectly fine translations depending on the context in which they're used. - rodneyp, Jul 8, 2013

Correct... :) - chileno, Jul 9, 2013

Answer 4

Is "vato" actually slang or is it a real word from say, 150 years ago?