In Puerto Rico, young friends often begin a conversation with the casual way to ask “How are you?” which in Spanish is:

“¿Qué tal?” is a casual Spanish greeting used to ask how someone is doing, similar to “How are you?” “¿Por qué?” means “Why?”, “¿Cuánto?” means “How much?”, and “¿Cuándo?” means “When?”

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