How to Say ‘For what’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para qué
PAH-rah keh
[PAH-rah keh]
💬 Usage Tip: [¿Para qué...?] asks for the intended time or date: [¿Para qué día?] = 'for which day?' You can reuse it with other nouns, like [¿para qué hora?], though [¿a qué hora?] is more common for time.
Phrase Breakdown
Para
[PAH-rah]
for
A preposition used here to ask about a date or occasion for the reservation.
La pregunta empieza con «Para» saber el día.
The question starts with "For" to know the day.
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions like asking for which day or time.
Uso «qué» para preguntar detalles de la reservación.
I use "what" to ask for reservation details.
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