How the word "por qué" is translated into English
¿Por qué estás triste?
[¿poɾ ˈke esˈtas ˈtɾiste?]
Why are you sad?
No sé por qué llora el bebé.
[no ˈse poɾ ˈke ˈʎoɾa el beˈβe.]
I don't know why the baby is crying.
¿Por qué no vienes con nosotros?
[¿poɾ ˈke no ˈβjeneŋ kon noˈsotɾos?]
Why don't you come with us?
"por qué" is in the lesson "Adverbs 2" (Level 31), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,369 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.