Interrogative particles in Chinese

 

什么 [shénme]  what  qué
怎么 [zěnme]  how  cómo
怎么样 [zěnmeyàng]  how about it  qué tal
谁 [shéi]  who  quién
哪儿 [nǎr]  where  dónde
 [nǎlǐ]  where  dónde
哪(一)个 [nǎ (yí) ge]  which  cuál
为什么 [wèishénme]  why  por qué
什么时候 [shénme shíhou]  when  cuándo

Examples of Specific Questions (特殊疑问句)
谁在唱歌? (Shéi zài chànggē?) - Who is singing?
你想吃什么? (Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?) - What do you want to eat?
他什么时候来? (Tā shénme shíhòu lái?) - When will he come?
你去哪里? (Nǐ qù nǎlǐ?) - Where are you going?
为什么今天不上班? (Wèishénme jīntiān bù shàngbān?) - Why aren't you going to work today?
这个问题怎么解决? (Zhège wèntí zěnme jiějué?) - How to solve this problem?

General Questions (一般疑问句)
These questions ask for confirmation and usually have a "yes" or "no" answer. They often end with words like "吗 (ma)", "呢 (ne)", or "吧 (ba)".
你吃饭了吗? (Nǐ chīfàn le ma?) - Did you eat?
今天天气很好,是吗? (Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, shì ma?) - The weather is good today, isn't it?
他们在学习呢? (Tāmen zài xuéxí ne?) - They are studying, right?