How to Say ‘Why do you want to work here?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Por qué quiere trabajar aquí?
por keh KYEH-reh trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE
[por keh KYEH-reh trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE]
💬 Usage Tip: por qué written as two words with an accent asks "why". Written as one word, porque means "because", the start of your answer.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Por qué quiere
por keh KYEH-reh
Why do you want
'Por qué' is written as two words with an accent and means 'why'. 'Quiere' is the formal 'you want'. Say: por KE KYE-re.
¿Por qué quiere estudiar?
Why do you want to study?
Words in this phrase
Por
[por]
for (in 'por qué' = why)
Combined with 'qué' to ask 'why'.
¿Por qué llegas tarde?
Why are you late?
qué
[keh]
what (in 'por qué' = why)
With 'por', forms the question word 'why'.
¿Por qué estudias español?
Why do you study Spanish?
quiere
[KYEH-reh]
you want (formal)
Formal 'usted' form of 'querer', used politely with customers.
¿Usted quiere azúcar?
Do you want sugar?
trabajar aquí?
trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE
to work here?
'Trabajar' is the infinitive 'to work', and 'aquí' means 'here'. Stress the last syllables: tra-ba-HAR a-KEE.
Me gusta trabajar aquí.
I like working here.
Words in this phrase
trabajar
[trah-bah-HAHR]
to work
Infinitive verb meaning to do a job.
Quiero trabajar aquí.
I want to work here.
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Indicates this place or this company/location.
«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.
“Aquí” refers to this workplace.
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