Spanish Phrase
¿Qué nos vas a preguntar?
Meaning
Literally, “What are you going to ask us?” It is used when you want to know the content of someone’s upcoming questions, often before a meeting, interview, or classroom activity.
When to use
Use this sentence when you anticipate that another person will pose questions to a group, and you want to prepare yourself. It works well in formal settings (business meetings, academic seminars) as well as informal ones (friends planning a game night).
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quénosvasapreguntar
Qué (interrogative pronoun)
Used to ask about something unknown; it agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces.
nos (direct/indirect object pronoun)
Indicates that the action of the verb is directed toward 'us'.
vas (ir + present)
Second‑person singular present of the verb ir, used here as part of the periphrastic future.
a (future periphrasis)
The preposition a links the conjugated form of ir with an infinitive to express a near future action.
preguntar (infinitive)
The main verb meaning ‘to ask’; placed in infinitive after the a‑future construction.
🗨In Conversation
¿Qué nos vas a preguntar?
What are you going to ask us?
Voy a preguntar sobre el nuevo proyecto y los plazos de entrega.
I’m going to ask about the new project and the delivery deadlines.
✕Common Mistakes
¿Qué nos vas preguntar?
The preposition a is required after the conjugated form of ir to form the periphrastic future.
¿Qué nos preguntarás?
Using the simple future changes the nuance to a more formal or distant future; it’s not wrong, but it sounds less natural in casual conversation.
¿Que nos vas a preguntar?
The interrogative pronoun must have an accent; without it, it becomes the conjunction ‘que’.
↔Alternatives
¿Qué preguntas nos vas a hacer?
What questions are you going to ask us?
¿Sobre qué nos vas a preguntar?
What are you going to ask us about?
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries the periphrastic future (ir + a + infinitive) is preferred for near‑future actions, especially in spoken language. Avoid using the simple future (preguntarás) here unless you want a more formal or distant tone. Also, remember that the interrogative word ‘qué’ always carries an accent, even when it appears at the beginning of a sentence.