Understand spoken Spanish

"why" in Spanish

por qué
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Literal Breakdown

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for por
what qué

Summary

The Spanish translation for “why” is por qué. The Spanish, por qué, can be broken down into 2 parts:"for" (por) and "what" (qué).

Examples of "why" in use

There are 57 examples of the Spanish word for "why" being used:
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Why are you drinking so much tonight? ¿Por qué estás bebiendo tanto esta noche?
We understand why. Entendemos por qué.
Why are you whispering? ¿Por qué estás susurrando?
Do you know why I stopped you? ¿Sabes por qué te detuve?
Why don’t you come earlier? ¿Por qué no vienes antes?
Why do you want to dance? ¿Por qué quieres bailar?
Why did he get involved? ¿Por qué se involucró?
Why’s everyone whispering? ¿Por qué todas susurran?
Why did Tom sell his farm? ¿Por qué Tom vendió su granja?
Why don’t we do it now? ¿Por qué no lo hacemos ahora?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (56)
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Lesson phrases
And why not?,
Do you know why I stopped you?,
Do you know why Tom bought this?,
Do you know why?,
Tell Tom why.,
We understand why.,
Why are you angry?,
Why are you cursing?,
Why are you drinking so much tonight?,
Why are you in the restaurant and not in the library?,
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom?,
Why are you whispering?,
Why did he get involved?,
Why did Tom buy this?,
Why did Tom sell his farm?,
Why did Yanni do that?,
Why did you buy a turtle?,
Why did you disobey my order?,
Why did you think that?,
Why didn’t you come by bus?
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