How to Say ‘And why do you want to work here?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y por qué quiere trabajar aquí?
ee pohr keh KYEH-reh trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE
[ee pohr keh KYEH-reh trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y por qué
ee pohr keh
And why
'Por qué' (two words, with an accent) means 'why'. Stress 'qué': i-por-KE.
¿Y por qué no vino?
And why didn't he come?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
por
[pohr]
why (with qué)
'Por qué' together means 'why'.
¿Por qué llegas tarde?
Why are you late?
qué
[keh]
why (with por)
With accent, forms the question 'por qué' (why).
¿Por qué estudias español?
Why do you study Spanish?
quiere trabajar aquí?
KYEH-reh trah-bah-HAHR ah-KEE
do you want to work here?
A classic interview question. Stress the last syllable of 'aquí': a-KI.
¿Quiere trabajar aquí el lunes?
Do you want to work here on Monday?
Words in this phrase
quiere
[KYEH-reh]
you want (formal)
Formal 'usted' form of 'querer', used politely with customers.
¿Usted quiere azúcar?
Do you want sugar?
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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