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¿Qué coche prefieres? El rojo.

¿Qué coche prefieres? El rojo.
Which car do you prefer? The red one.
From Lesson 262:The one (el rojo, la de madera, el que quieras)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of ¿Qué coche prefieres? El rojo.

el coche
the car
rojo
red
qué
what
preferir
to prefer

Questions & Answers about ¿Qué coche prefieres? El rojo.

Why does it use Qué coche instead of Cuál coche for "Which car"?
In standard Spanish from Spain, you must use Qué when it comes directly before a noun, even if you mean "which" out of a limited choice. Cuál is almost never placed directly in front of a noun; it is usually followed by a verb (like Cuál es) or the preposition de (like Cuál de los coches).
Where is the word for "one" in El rojo ("The red one")?
Spanish does not use a direct translation for the English pronoun "one" in this context. Instead, you simply combine the definite article (in this case, el) with the adjective (rojo). Since coche is masculine singular, el rojo perfectly translates to "the red one".
Why is the verb spelled prefieres and not preferes?
Preferir (to prefer) is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. For the tú (you) form, the second e in the stem changes to ie. Remember that this change happens in all present tense forms except for nosotros and vosotros.

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