How do you say why in Spanish

How do you say why in Spanish

Why in Spanish translation: ¿Por qué?.

How do you say why in Spanish

How do you say why in Spanish?

why –por qué

Sentences with the word why in Spanish

¿Por qué no viniste ayer a la fiesta?Why didn’t you come to the party yesterday?
No comprendo por qué te pones así.I do not understand why you get like this.
¿Por qué pasaron por esas calles?Why did they go through those streets?
Te cambiaste de trabajo, ¿por qué?You changed jobs, why?
El cliente quiere saber por qué hay tres y no cuatro empanadas.The customer wants to know why there are three and not four empanadas.
No sé por qué ella siempre llega tarde a las clases.I don’t know why she is always late for class.
Por qué hay tres empanadas si pedí cuatro.Why are there three empanadas if I ordered four?
No entiendo por qué el programa lanza estos errores al ejecutarlos.I don’t understand why the program throws these errors when running it.
¿Por qué el cielo es de color azul?Why is the sky blue?
No sé por qué todavía no he cambiado mi celular por otro nuevo.I don’t know why I haven’t changed my cell phone for a new one yet.
¿Por qué no hizo la tarea?Because he did not make the homework?
El contador no comprendía por qué no le cerraba el balance.The accountant did not understand why he did not close the balance.
¿Por qué llueve tanto?Why does it rain so much?
No tengo idea de por qué mi hermano está enojado conmigo.I have no idea why my brother is mad at me.
Si tan solo supieras por qué decidieron echarme de la investigación.If only you knew why they decided to kick me off the investigation.
¿Por qué ese señor tenía tantas preguntas?Why did that man have so many questions?
Los doctores no saben por qué le dan esos vómitos al paciente.The doctors do not know why they give the patient such vomiting.
¿Por qué no han tenido listos los informes para hoy?Why haven’t they had the reports ready for today?
¡No te imagino por qué Ulises regresó a la casa!I can’t imagine why Ulysses came back to the house!
El niño preguntó por qué no le dejaron comer un dulce antes de almorzar.The boy asked why they didn’t let him eat a sweet before lunch.
Dime por qué te molesta mucho cuando tocas ese tema.Tell me why it bothers you so much when you bring up that subject.
Los encargados de la aerolínea no quieren decir por qué se ha retrasado tanto tiempo el vuelo.The airline officials do not want to say why the flight has been delayed so long.
No entiendo por qué no le gustó la serie si es tan buena.I don’t understand why he didn’t like the series if it’s so good.
¿Por qué no ahorras una parte del dinero?Why don’t you save some of the money?
No sé por qué a mí no me ha funcionado esa dieta.I don’t know why that diet hasn’t worked for me.
¿Por qué cambiamos la imagen del producto?Why do we change the product image?
Aún el médico no me ha confirmado por qué mi auto está haciendo ese ruido.The doctor still hasn’t confirmed why my car is making that noise.
¿Por qué no toman asiento y se relajan?Why don’t you take a seat and relax?
No me has explicado, ¿por qué te cambiaste de trabajo?You haven’t explained to me why you changed jobs?
En qué momento me vas a contar ¿por qué Beatriz y tú terminaron la relación?At what point are you going to tell me why you and Beatriz ended the relationship?

More examples (question/answer):

Q: Why do you ask? / ¿Por qué preguntas?

A: Because I want to know / Porque yo quiero saber

 

Q: Why do you lie? /¿Por qué mientes?

A: I’m not lying/ Yo no estoy mintiendo

 

Q: Why did you quit?/¿Por qué renunciastes?

A: Because I don’t like that job/ Porque no me gusta ese trabajo

 

Q: Why are you crying?/¿Por qué estás llorando?

A: Because that makes me sad/ Porque eso me pone triste

 

Q: Why did he run away?/¿Por qué huyó?

A: Because he was afraid/ Porque tuvo miedo

 

Q: Why did she do that?/ ¿Por qué ella hizo eso?

A: Because she wanted / Porque ella quizo

 

Q: Why did this happen?/¿Por qué pasó esto?

A: I don’t know/ Yo no sé

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