Question Words and Their Uses

what

• ask about things

• to inquire about actions

• to express emotions

• to describe places

where

• ask about locations

• indicate direction

• describe a person

• express time

why

• ask about motives/reasons

• inquire about time

• request for a location

• seek confirmation

how

• ask about methods, ways of doing something

• a type of greeting

• a question about time

• a way to express confusion

how many

• ask about quantity (countable nouns)

• ask about quality (uncountable nouns)

• ask about time

• ask about location

cuándo

• preguntar sobre tiempos

• indicar un lugar

• describir una acción

• expresar una emoción

how much

• ask about amount (uncountable nouns)

• ask about quantity (countable nouns)

• ask for a specific number

• ask about size

who

• ask about people

• ask about places

• ask about things

• ask about time

which

• ask about a choice

• indicate a location

• describe a process

• express a feeling

whose

• ask about possession

• indicate a location

• express a preference

• describe a characteristic