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Because this is a yes/no question in German. In German, yes/no questions usually put the verb first:
- Das Frühstück ist im Preis enthalten. = Breakfast is included in the price.
- Ist das Frühstück im Preis enthalten? = Is breakfast included in the price?
So the word order changes mainly to show that it is a question.
Frühstück is a neuter noun in German, so its article is das.
- das Frühstück = the breakfast / breakfast
You need das here because it is the subject of the sentence:
- Ist das Frühstück ... enthalten?
Frühstück literally means breakfast.
In this sentence, it usually refers to the hotel breakfast or breakfast as part of a booking. German often uses the article where English might not:
- Ist das Frühstück im Preis enthalten?
In natural English, we usually just say Is breakfast included in the price?, even though German says the breakfast.