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Which dress do you prefer?

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ςQué Vestido prefieres? Prefiero el vestido largo

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Which one do you prefer? I prefer the long dress.

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Cuál prefieres? Prefiero el vestido largo.

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Which (one) of the dresses do you prefer? I prefer the red dress

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Cuál de los vestidos prefieres? Prefiero el vestido rojo

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Which (one) of the paintings is by Miro?

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Cuál de las pinturas es de Miro?

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Which painting is by Miro?

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Qué pintura es de Miro?

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Which one (of the many out there) is your telephone number?

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Cuál es tu numero de teléfono?

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Which telephone number is correct?

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Qué numero de teléfono es correcto?

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Which book is more interesting?

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Qué libro es más interesante

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Which actor is more popular?

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Qué actor es más popular?

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Which girl is your cousin?

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Qué chica es tu prima?

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Which food has more fat?

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Qué comida tiene más grasa

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Qué requests a literal answer

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Cual asks for a selection from a large pool

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What (which) is your number?

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Cuál es tu numero?

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What (which) is your address?

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Cuál es tu dirección?

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Which ones do you wear more

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Cuáles llevas más

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Which shoes do you wear more?

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Qué zapatas llevas más?

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Which hat is more comfortable?

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Qué sombrero es más cómodo?

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Which programme do you watch?

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Qué programma miras

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Which (pl) of the new programmes do you watch?

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Cuáles de los nuevos prograamas miras?

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Which ones do you watch

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Cuãles miras

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Qué preceeds a Noun ?

Cual preceeds a Verb

If you want a definition use

If there are many possible answers (numbers! names!)

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Noun

Verb

Qué —-requests a literal answer.

Use Cuál—- it asks the respondent to limit his/her answer to one of a possible many.

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The two words, when they have accents, are used as pronouns in questions to mean “what” or “which.” (Without accents, they normally aren’t used in questions and most often are connecting words or, technically speaking, relative pronouns, translated “which” or “that.”)

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They can stand for either feminine or masculine objects as well as ideas or concepts.

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Qué is the same in the singular and plural forms;

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the plural of cuál is cuáles.

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It is sometimes said that qué is closer to “what” in meaning,

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and cuál is closer to “which.” But that rule isn’t always reliable. Here is a guide to knowing which of the two pronouns to use:

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Qué is used when asking for definitions.

What is a city?

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Qué es una ciudad?

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What does a president do?

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¿Qué hace un presidente?

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Qué normally is most often used before nouns:

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Although cuál isn’t necessarily incorrect and you will hear it sometimes used to mean “which”):

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What color is the shirt?

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¿De qué color es la camisa?

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Which house do you prefer?

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¿Qué casa prefieres?

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Which book did you read?

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¿Qué libro leíste?

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Cuál usually is used before es and other forms of ser when not seeking a definition:

What is your phone number¿

What is your problem?

What are the biggest cities?

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¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?

¿Cuál es tu problema?

¿Cuáles son las ciudades más grandes?

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Cuál is used to suggest a selection or choice from among a group:

¿Cuál miras? Which one are you looking at?

Cuál prefieres? Which one do you prefer?

Cuáles quieres? Which ones do you want?

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But, ¿Qué miras? What are you looking at?

But, ¿Qué prefieres? What do you prefer?

But, ¿Qué quieres? What do you want?

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¿Cuál es el más caro? Which is the most expensive?

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¿Cuáles son los más caros? Which are the most expensive?

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Qué has some common idiomatic uses:

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¿Qué hora es? What time is it?

¡Qué lástima! What a shame!

¡Qué hermoso! How beautiful!

¡Qué día más horrible! What a horrible day!

¡Qué susto! What a fright!

¡Qué bonito! How pretty!

¿Qué tanto? How much?