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"Hola" is a form of "hola", an interjection which is often translated as "hello". "¿Cómo estas tú?" is a phrase which is often translated as "How are you?". Learn more about the difference between "hola" and "¿Cómo estas tú?" below.
hola
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
1. (general)
b. hi (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Hola! ¿Qué hay de nuevo?Hi! What's new?
¿Cómo estas tú?(
koh
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moh
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tahs
too
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. How are you?
¿Qué tal estás? - Yo estoy bien, gracias. ¿Cómo estás tú?How are you? - I'm fine, thanks. How are you?
