SpeeekDownload on the App Store
Back to Making Complaints

Portuguese Phrase

¿Qué resultado esperas?

/ke reˈsultað esˈpeɾas/
Meaning"What result do you expect?"
💡

Meaning

Literally, “What result do you expect?” It asks the listener to specify the outcome they are hoping for, whether in a project, a test, a sports match, or any situation where an answer can be measured.

🎯

When to use

Use this phrase when you want to know someone’s expectations about a concrete outcome. It works well in classrooms (asking a student about a test), workplaces (discussing project goals), or casual conversation about a game or a personal plan.

✦Grammar Breakdown

¿Quéresultadoesperas?

1

¿Qué? (interrogative pronoun)

¿Qué? asks for specific information. It always carries an accent when used in a question.

2

resultado (noun)

A masculine singular noun meaning “result” or “outcome”. No article is needed because the question already specifies it.

3

esperas (present 2nd‑person singular)

The verb esperar conjugated for “tú”. It means “you expect/hope for”. In formal contexts use “espera” (usted).

4

Question marks

Spanish requires both opening (¿) and closing (?) question marks. Forgetting the opening mark is a common error.

🗨In Conversation

A

¿Qué resultado esperas del examen de mañana?

What result are you expecting from tomorrow’s exam?

Espero sacar al menos un ocho.

I’m hoping to get at least an eight.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Que resultado esperas?

    Missing accent; the interrogative pronoun must be written as “¿Qué?”

  • ¿Qué resultado espera?

    Using the third‑person form changes the subject to “he/she/you‑formal”. For informal “you” you need “esperas”.

  • ¿Qué resultado esperas

    Spanish requires both opening and closing question marks.

↔Alternatives

  • ¿Qué esperas obtener?

    What do you expect to obtain?

  • ¿Cuál es el resultado que esperas?

    What is the result you expect?

  • ¿Qué resultado buscas?

    What result are you looking for?

pt

Cultural Tip

In many Spanish‑speaking countries the informal “tú” form (esperas) is common among friends and peers, while the formal “usted” (espera) is used in business or with strangers. Also, native speakers often drop the noun and simply ask “¿Qué esperas?” when the context already makes the result clear.