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qué tal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hello intj A common greeting said when meeting someone or answering the phone.
  • how adv By what means, method, or manner.

Senses

qué tal is used for these senses in English:

  • hello A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
  • how In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.
  • how are you (idiomatic) An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include:
  • how's it going (informal) how are you?
  • what's up (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, _, US, with up in the sense of "happening") What's happening? What are you doing?

hello — full definition

  1. intj A common greeting said when meeting someone or answering the phone.
  2. intj Used sarcastically to point out that someone missed something obvious.
  3. noun The act or utterance of greeting someone.
  4. verb To greet someone by saying "hello."

how — full definition

  1. adv By what means, method, or manner.
  2. adv To what extent or degree.
  3. adv Used to introduce an exclamation of surprise or strong feeling.
  4. conj That; introducing a reported fact (informal).
  5. intj Used to ask someone to repeat what they said, or as a greeting stereotypically attributed to Native American speech in old films and fiction.

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