Spanish Conversation · Level 6
89 words
Spanish word
cómo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkomo/
Meaning
- adverbhow
Example
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
More examples
Enséñame cómo se dice esta palabra.
Show me how one says this word.
Core concept
A request for information about someone's state, condition, or the way an action is done.
Common phrases
cómo estás
How are you
cómo te llamas
What's your name
cómo se dice
how one says it
Similar words
de qué manera: Exact way or fashion something is done.
de qué modo: Practical method or procedure used to accomplish an action.
qué tal: Colloquial question about someone's state or how they are feeling.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa para pedir información sobre el modo, la manera o la condición de una acción o de un estado.
Word origin
Coming from Latin quomodo 'in what way', cómo preserves the interrogative sense in Spanish and marks questions about manner, means, or condition.
Usage tips
- For quantity Spanish uses cuánto/cuánta/cuántos/cuántas, so cómo is not used for 'how much' or 'how many', and the accent distinguishes it from como.
Other meanings
- in what wayadverb
- by what meansadverb