qué tal
6 synonyms and 0 antonyms for qué tal, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Phrase — A Spanish greeting meaning 'how are you?' or 'how's it going?'
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. phrase
A Spanish greeting meaning 'how are you?' or 'how's it going?'
“Qué tal — how was the flight?”
2. phrase
Used before a noun to ask how something was or what someone thinks of it: 'how about…?' or 'how was…?'
“Qué tal la película — worth watching?”
How to Use Qué Tal
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Informal to neutral — safer with a stranger than qué pasa, but still not formal. Written ¿qué tal? in full Spanish punctuation.
Etymology
Spanish qué 'what' plus tal 'such, so', literally something like 'what such?'
Full origin of qué tal →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between qué tal and cómo estás?
Cómo estás is a direct question about your state of health or mood and expects a real answer. Qué tal is looser and more like 'how's things?' — it can greet a person or ask about a thing, as in qué tal el hotel?
How do you answer qué tal?
Bien, gracias ('fine, thanks'), todo bien ('all good') or muy bien, ¿y tú? ('very well, and you?'). Returning the question is expected.