What Does "¿Qué Tal?" Mean in English?

Quick Answer

¿Qué tal?=

• What's up?

• How are you?

• How's it going?

Take a look at how to use this phrase in Spanish:

examples
¿Qué tal, amigo? - Aquí nomás. ¿Cómo andas? What's up, buddy? - I'm just hanging around. How are you?
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? - Todo bien. ¿Y tú? Hi! How's it going? - Everything's good. What about you?

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

examples
¿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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