cual, como, que

Question

when these words are used as the word 'what', how do you know when to use which one'

Answer 1

A full explanation would take hours. In general:

cual = which
como = like / as
que = that

But written with accents:

cuál = which one
cómo = how
qué = what

Answer 2

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okay. thank you both very much.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

lazarus1907 said:

A full explanation would take hours. In general:

cual = which

como = like / as

okay. so when asking for a telephone number it would be cuál, right?

que = that

But written with accents:

cuál = which one

cómo = how

qué = what

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