Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say "How Do You Feel" in Spanish
¿Cómo te sientes? · phrase · KOH-moh teh SYEHN-tehs
To ask "how do you feel?" in Spanish, use ¿Cómo te sientes? in informal situations (tú) or ¿Cómo se siente? in formal situations (usted). The verb sentirse is reflexive and stem-changing (e → ie), making it essential to conjugate correctly for each pronoun.
KOH-moh teh SYEHN-tehs
¿Cómo te sientes después de la operación?
How do you feel after the surgery?
How do you feel in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for how do you feel, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Cómo te sientes? | how do you feel | KOH-moh teh SYEHN-tehs | Default, widely understood |
| ¿Cómo se siente? | how do you feel | formal/usted — how do you feel? | |
| ¿Cómo estás? | how do you feel | general wellbeing — how are you? |
How Native Speakers Use ¿Cómo te sientes?
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Checking on a friend
Oye, ¿cómo te sientes hoy? Te vi un poco cansado ayer.
Hey, how do you feel today? You looked a bit tired yesterday.
¿Cómo te sientes? with tú is used among friends, family, and peers.
Doctor speaking to a patient
Señora López, ¿cómo se siente esta mañana?
Mrs. López, how do you feel this morning?
Healthcare professionals typically use usted with patients, hence ¿Cómo se siente?
Asking about emotions
¿Cómo te sientes con respecto a la mudanza?
How do you feel about the move?
Sentirse is used for both physical and emotional states. Adding con respecto a specifies the topic.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using ¿Cómo te sientes?
Dropping the reflexive pronoun
Incorrect: ¿Cómo sientes hoy?
Correct: ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
Because sentirse is reflexive, dropping the pronoun te leaves the sentence is grammatically incomplete and sounds unnatural.
Wrong stem change
Incorrect: ¿Cómo te sentas?
Correct: ¿Cómo te sientes?
Sentir undergoes an e → ie stem change in the present tense for most forms. The tú form is sientes, not sentas.
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Common Questions About How do you feel in Spanish
- What is the difference between ¿Cómo te sientes? and ¿Cómo estás?
- The phrase ¿Cómo te sientes? zeros in on physical or emotional feelings, while ¿Cómo estás? is a more general greeting asking how someone is doing. You'd use ¿Cómo te sientes? when you know someone has been ill or is going through something.
- How do I answer ¿Cómo te sientes?
- Common replies include me siento bien (I feel good), me siento mal (I feel bad), me siento cansado/a (I feel tired), or me siento mejor (I feel better). Always conjugate sentirse in the first person: me siento.
- How do I ask multiple people how they feel?
- For a group, say ¿Cómo se sienten? (using ustedes). In Spain with close friends, you might hear ¿Cómo os sentís? (vosotros form), though this is less common in Latin America.