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¿qué tal?

phraseColloquial

A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.

What it means

  1. How's it going? Slightly more neutral than ¿qué pasa? and usable with strangers and in shops.

  2. With a noun, it asks for an opinion: ¿qué tal la película? — 'how was the film?'

Examples with translations

  • Hola, ¿qué tal?

    Hi, how are you?

  • ¿Qué tal el trabajo nuevo?

    How's the new job going?