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cómo

"cómo" means "how?" in Spanish. It is number 59 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

how?; sorry? what?; how

IPA

/ˈkomo/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¿Cómo estás?
  How are you doing?
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / Zifre
• ¿Cómo está?
  How is it?
  Tatoeba: Josefwintzent / marshmallowcat
• ¿Cómo es?
  What's it like?
  Tatoeba: arh / CK

Learned together

In the course, "cómo" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• entonces then
• solo only
• tan so, as
• nunca never
• dónde where?
• mejor better
• también also, too, as well
• siempre always
• hasta until

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