How - Cómo (The 151st Most Common Spanish Word)
The translation for How in Spanish is Cómo. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, numbers & quantity. It can be used as adverb. It is the 151st most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
how
Spanish:
cómo
Examples
That isn't how things are done here.
Así no es cómo hacemos las cosas aquí.
I know how I can do this.
Sé cómo lo puedo hacer.
I want to see how it ends.
Quiero ver cómo acaba.
I know how to use all kinds of weapons.
Sé cómo usar todo tipo de armas.
We will never know how he's feeling.
Nunca sabremos cómo se siente.
You've already told me how you feel.
Ya me has dicho cómo te sientes.
I know how you feel, but it's over.
Sé cómo te sientes, pero se acabó.
I know exactly how you feel.
Sé exactamente cómo te sientes.
I don't understand how that works.
No entiendo cómo funciona esto.
I have no idea how this works.
No tengo ni idea de cómo funciona.
A good businessman knows how to make money.
Un buen hombre de negocios sabe cómo hacer dinero.
You have no idea of how to speak in public.
No tienes idea de cómo hablar en público.
We'll see how it goes.
Veremos cómo va.
No one can understand how the accident happened.
Nadie puede comprender cómo sucedió el accidente.
I know how to do that.
Ya sé cómo va el tema.
Nobody understands how he does it, but he does it.
Nadie entiende cómo lo hace, pero lo hace.
I am glad to hear that you know how she is called.
Me alegro de oír que sabes cómo te llaman.
She's forgotten how to do it.
Ha olvidado cómo hacerlo.
He knows how to use this weapon.
Él sabe cómo se usa esta arma.
I don't know how to say this.
No sé cómo decirlo.
What to say is more important than how to say it.
Qué decir es más importante que cómo decirlo.
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