How to say “how's it going?” in Spanish
“How's it going?” in Spanish is ¿qué tal? (keh TAHL), or ¿cómo te va? or ¿cómo va?
- Spanish
- ¿qué tal?
- Say it
- keh TAHL
- Also said
- ¿cómo te va?, ¿cómo va?
One of 57 phrases in Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Greetings in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings.
- holahello · OH-lah
- buenos díasgood morning · BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
- buenas tardesgood afternoon · BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
- buenas nochesgood evening, good night · BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
- ¿cómo estás?how are you? · KOH-moh ehs-TAHS
- ¿qué pasa?what's up? · keh PAH-sah
- bien, graciasfine, thanks · BYEN, GRAH-syahs
- ¿y tú?and you? · ee TOO
- bienvenidowelcome · byen-beh-NEE-doh
Questions about ¿qué tal?
How do you say “how's it going?” in Spanish?
“How's it going?” in Spanish is ¿qué tal? You can also say ¿cómo te va? or ¿cómo va?
How do you pronounce qué tal?
Say it keh TAHL. The syllable in capitals is stressed: TAHL. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does qué tal mean in English?
In English, ¿qué tal? means “how's it going?”.
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