El olor del café hace que quiera desayunar, pero primero tengo que destapar la botella de leche.

The smell of coffee makes me want breakfast, but first I have to open the bottle of milk.

Breakdown of El olor del café hace que quiera desayunar, pero primero tengo que destapar la botella de leche.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• hacer: to make
• pero: but

Questions & Answers about El olor del café hace que quiera desayunar, pero primero tengo que destapar la botella de leche.

Why is it del café and not de el café?

Because de + el contracts to del in Spanish.

• de el café → del café
• This contraction is required unless el is part of a proper name.

So El olor del café means the smell of the coffee.

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Why does the sentence start with El olor del café instead of just El café?

Because the subject is specifically the smell of the coffee, not the coffee itself.

• El café hace que... = The coffee makes...
• El olor del café hace que... = The smell of the coffee makes...

Spanish often uses this kind of noun phrase very naturally to identify exactly what is causing the reaction.

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Why is it hace que quiera? Why is quiera in the subjunctive?