Cuando (en. When)

/kwando/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Indicates the time when an action occurs.

When are you going to arrive at the party?

¿Cuándo vas a llegar a la fiesta?

Used to ask questions about time.

When is your birthday?

¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

Used to express doubts about the time.

I don’t know when I’m going to do it.

No sé cuándo lo voy a hacer.

It derives from the Latin 'quando', which means 'when'.

When does the movie start?

Questions about the start of an event.

¿Cuándo comienza la película?

When you least expect it

Indicates that something can happen unexpectedly.

Cuando menos lo esperas

Until when

Asks or expresses a time limit.

Hasta cuando

whenever

Indicates any moment.

cuandoquiera

that day

Reference to a specific day in the past.

aquel día

as soon as

Indicates that something will happen as soon as another condition is met.

en cuanto

When is it going to be?

Whenever you tell me, I will go to the meeting.

Cuando me digas, iré a la reunión.

Whenever you want.

You can come home whenever you want.

Puedes venir cuando quieras a casa.