Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?

Cuánto changes its ending to match the noun it describes. Because dinero (money) is a singular, masculine word, we use the singular, masculine form cuánto. This translates to "how much". If we were asking "how many" about a plural noun, like pesos (pesos), we would use the plural form cuántos.

Does cuánto always go right before the noun?

Yes! When you are asking "how much" or "how many" of something, the question word goes right in front of the noun you are asking about. So "how much money" stays together as cuánto dinero.

Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?

The "you" is built right into the verb. Tienes is the informal "you" form of the verb tener (to have). In Spanish, because the verb form already tells us exactly who is doing the action, we usually leave out the pronoun tú.

Why does the verb have an "ie" in the middle?

Tienes comes from the verb tener (to have). It is a "stem-changing" verb, meaning the "e" in the middle changes to "ie" for certain forms, including the "you" form (tú tienes).