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How to Say ‘And why this hotel?’ in Portuguese

E porquê este hotel?

ee poor-KEH ESH-teh oh-TEL

[ee poor-KEH ESH-teh oh-TEL]

Phrase Breakdown

E porquê

ee poor-KEH

And why

'Porquê' with an accent is used alone or at the end of a question. Stress the end: 'pur-KEH'.

Example

E porquê Lisboa?

And why Lisbon?

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

porquê

[poor-KEH]

why

Stressed form of 'why', used at the end of a question or before a noun without a verb.

Example

Porquê esta empresa?

Why this company?

este hotel?

ESH-teh oh-TEL

this hotel?

The 'h' in 'hotel' is silent: 'EHSH-tuh o-TEL'.

Example

Gosto deste hotel.

I like this hotel.

Words in this phrase

este

[ESH-teh]

this

Masculine demonstrative for something near the speaker.

Example

Este café é bom.

This coffee is good.

hotel

[oh-TEL]

hotel

A place where travellers pay to stay overnight.

Example

O hotel fica no centro.

The hotel is in the centre.

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