¿Cómo ves?

(survival chunks)
B1 (¡Ya le agarras la onda!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽MUY informal 💀

🧠 What it means

This one’s a colloquial (and VERY Mexican) way of asking for someone’s opinion. And it’s also a GREAT way to sound native! Woohoo! 🎊 It means something like: 👉 What do you think? (but informal Mexa) Just don’t use it in other Spanish-speaking countries, as it literally means How do you see? and may be understood as such!! 💡You might also hear ¿Cómo la ves?, especially when someone’s just dropped some juicy gossip!

🌪️ When to whip it out

When you’re making a suggestion and want to know what the other person thinks:

Pensamos ir por unas chelas después. ¿Cómo ves?
We might grab some beers after. You in?
Le decimos que sí… ¿cómo ves?
Let’s say yes… what do you think?

It also works when you want someone’s QUICK TAKE on a situation:

Quieren subirle al precio. ¿Cómo la ves?
They wanna raise the price. What do you make of that?

⚠️ Tone

✅ Very natural and friendly.

✅ EXTREMELY common in Mexican Spanish.

✅ Informal, but works in a wide range of contexts.

❌ NOT great for formal writing or business emails.

🔁 Similar chunks

¿Qué te parece?¿Tú qué crees?¿Te late?¿Qué opinas?¿Qué piensas?

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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