What Does "¿Qué Tal?" Mean in English? Lesson from "spanishdict".

Question

¿Qué tal ? =

• What's up?

• How are you?

• How's it going?

Take a look at how to use this phrase in Spanish

• ¿Qué tal, amigo? - Aquí nomás. ¿Cómo andas?

What's up, buddy? - I'm just hanging around. How are you?

• ¿Qué tal, amigo? - Aquí nomás. ¿Cómo andas?

What's up, buddy? - I'm just hanging around. How are you?

• ¿Qué tal? can also be used to ask how something was/went or to get someone's opinion on something.

• ¿Fuiste al cine anoche? ¿Qué tal?

You went to the movies last night? How was it?

• ¿Qué tal esta foto? - No me gusta Te ves muy cabezón.

What do you think of this picture? - I don't like it. Your head looks huge.

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Try some sentences using ¿Qué tal ?

Thanks Ray for posting these things for all of us to benefit! :) - rac1, Apr 29, 2017

Gracias Ray. - ian-hill, Apr 29, 2017

Answer 1

---"¿Qué tal te fue el examen?"

---¡Fatal!.

"How did the exam go?"

"Horrible!"

Don't feel bad , it was not good for me either . - ray76, Apr 30, 2017

Answer 2

¿Ellos están allí relajados y qué tal tu día?

They are there relaxed and how is your day?

Thanks Kat , you are a legend. - ray76, Apr 29, 2017

Thanks Ray - porcupine7, Apr 30, 2017

Answer 3

¿Qué tal si comemos fuera? / How about going out for a meal?

With her I would eat anywhere mate . Thanks. - ray76, Apr 29, 2017

Another good example of qué tal, Ian :) - FELIZ77, Apr 29, 2017

Answer 4

Qué tal si todo el mundo vivimos viviera en paz.

How's about we all live in peace.

Thats a new. Do you think that it will take off ? - ray76, Apr 30, 2017

It would better to say: Que tal si todo el mundo viviera en paz. The subject should agree with the verb. - Raff75, Apr 30, 2017

Thanks Raff. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 30, 2017

And add ¡ Imagina ! and a few music bars ? - ray76, May 1, 2017

Answer 5

You can also say:

¿Qué tal, amigo? = How are you, (my) friend?

(Estoy) Bastante bien, gracias = (I'm) Quite /rather well, thank you.

¿Qué tal estás? = How are you? / How are you doing?

Estoy feliz / triste = I am happy / sad

I am sure that there are many other variations, too

Thanks feliiz some good ones. - ray76, Apr 30, 2017

Thank you, Ray :) - FELIZ77, Apr 30, 2017

Answer 6

Answer 7

Compliments to Raff, and John Lennon.

Que tal si todo el mundo viviera en paz ,¡ Imagina !

Thank you Bosque and Raff for a little inspiration.