To ask what a word means in Spanish, you can use the phrase:
- ¿Qué significa ...? (What does ... mean?)
If you want to ask how to say a word in Spanish, you would use:
- ¿Cómo se dice ... en español? (How do you say ... in Spanish?)
The phrase ¿Cómo se escribe ...? means "How is ... written?" and is used when you want to know the spelling of a word. ¿Cómo quiere ...? is not typically used for asking meanings or translations.
If you have a specific word you want to inquire about, you can replace the ellipsis with that word. For example:
- ¿Qué significa "feliz"? (What does "happy" mean?)
- ¿Cómo se dice "happy" en español? (How do you say "happy" in Spanish?)