11.10 How, what


How and what are used in exclamations, how with an Adjective or Adverb alone, what with an Adjective and a Noun or a Noun alone, e.g.:


(Adjective)

How strange! (¡Qué extraño!)


(Adverb)

How fast they talk!

Qué rápido que hablan!)


(Singular Countable Noun)

What a strange coincidence!

Qué coincidencia tan rara!)


(Plural Countable Noun)

What wonderful flowers!

Qué flores tan maravillosas!)


(Singular Countable Noun)

What an idiot!

Qué imbécil!)


(Uncountable Noun)

What nonsense!

Qué galimatías!)