How to Say "don't you?" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “don't you?” is “verdad” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
Interjection / Tag QuestionA2informal
A general tag question
Examples
Hace frío hoy, ¿verdad?
It's cold today, right?
Vives en Madrid, ¿verdad?
You live in Madrid, don't you?
—Gané la lotería. — ¿De verdad?
—I won the lottery. —Really?
The One-Size-Fits-All Question
To ask for agreement in Spanish, just add '¿verdad?' to the end of your sentence. It works for 'he', 'she', 'they', 'it'—everything!
Over-translating from English
Mistake: “Es bonito, ¿no es?”
Correction: Es bonito, ¿verdad? English has many different tags ('isn't it?', 'doesn't she?'), but Spanish often uses the simple and universal '¿verdad?'.
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