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¿Quieres un huevo para el desayuno?

¿Quieres un huevo para el desayuno?
Do you want an egg for breakfast?
From Lesson 63:Basic Food and Drink·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Quieres un huevo para el desayuno?

Why is the verb quieres spelled with an "ie" instead of just an "e"?
The verb for "to want" is querer. It is a "stem-changing" verb, which means the e in the middle changes to ie when you talk about yourself, someone else, or "you" (tú). That is why it becomes quieres.
Why do we use para here for "for"? What about por?
Both por and para can translate to "for" in English, which can be tricky! We use para here because it shows the purpose or destination of an object. The egg is meant specifically for the purpose of breakfast.
Why does it say para el desayuno? In English we don't say "for the breakfast".
Spanish uses definite articles (like el and la) much more often than English. When talking about meals like breakfast (el desayuno), lunch (el almuerzo), or dinner (la cena), Spanish requires the article before the noun.
Is the "h" in huevo silent?
Yes! The letter h is always completely silent in Spanish. You start pronouncing the word from the u, so it sounds like "WEH-bo" (remember that v sounds just like a soft b in Spanish).

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