Spanish Phrase
¿Cómo te informas?
Meaning
The question asks someone how they keep themselves informed—what sources or habits they use to stay up‑to‑date on news, topics of interest, or daily events. It can refer to reading, watching TV, using social media, or asking friends.
When to use
Use this phrase in casual conversation when you want to learn about a person’s information‑gathering routine, such as during a coffee chat, a language‑exchange meetup, or a classroom ice‑breaker.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Cómoteinformas
Cómo (question word)
‘Cómo’ introduces a question about manner or method and is always followed by a verb.
Reflexive pronoun ‘te’
‘te’ indicates that the subject performs the action on themselves; here it makes ‘informar’ reflexive (informarse).
Verb ‘informar’ (reflexive) in present indicative
‘informas’ is the 2nd‑person singular (tú) form of ‘informarse’, used for habitual actions.
Subject‑verb inversion for questions
In Spanish, the verb often precedes the subject in a direct question, but with a reflexive pronoun the order stays ‘te informas’.
🗨In Conversation
¿Cómo te informas?
How do you keep yourself informed?
Yo leo el periódico por la mañana y reviso las noticias en mi móvil durante el día.
I read the newspaper in the morning and check the news on my phone throughout the day.
✕Common Mistakes
¿Cómo informas?
Missing the reflexive pronoun; ‘informas’ means ‘you inform (someone)’, not ‘you inform yourself’.
¿Cómo te informas a las noticias?
The verb ‘informarse’ does not take a preposition ‘a’ after the reflexive pronoun.
¿Cómo te informas tú?
While grammatically possible, adding ‘tú’ after the verb is redundant in informal speech and can sound overly emphatic.
↔Alternatives
¿De qué manera te mantienes informado?
In what way do you stay informed?
¿Cómo te mantienes al día?
How do you stay up to date?
¿Qué haces para estar al tanto de las noticias?
What do you do to stay aware of the news?
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries, staying informed is often linked to reading the daily newspaper (el periódico) and listening to radio news (la radio). However, younger speakers may rely more on digital platforms like Twitter, WhatsApp news groups, or podcasts. Using ‘informarse’ sounds slightly more formal than ‘saber’ or ‘enterarse’, so choose the register based on your audience.