por qué Learn Unstarted Literal Breakdown Recording English Spanish Learn for por Learn what qué Learn 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 10 examples of the Spanish word for "why" being used: Recording English Spanish Learn And why not? ¿Y por qué no? Learn Why you? ¿Por qué tú? Learn Why do you want this dog? ¿Por qué quieres este perro? Learn Why now? ¿Por qué ahora? Learn Why does she have a book too? ¿Por qué ella también tiene un libro? Learn Why do you want his apple and his banana? ¿Por qué quieres su manzana y su plátano? Learn Why is this banana red? ¿Por qué este plátano es rojo? Learn Why are you in the restaurant and not in the library? ¿Por qué estás en el restaurante y no en la biblioteca? Learn Why do you want to dance? ¿Por qué quieres bailar? Learn Why is the man eating like a pig? ¿Por qué el hombre come como un cerdo? Learn Practice Lesson "why" Practice (14) Lesson Learn Lesson words for, what, why etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases And why not?, This library has a lot of books, and I read books., Why are you in the restaurant and not in the library?, Why do you want his apple and his banana?, Why do you want this dog?, Why do you want to dance?, Why does she have a book too?, Why is the man eating like a pig?, Why is this banana red?, Why now?, Why you? etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 4 Miscellaneous 3 Part of Speech Courses Pronouns 1 Prepositions 1