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Por qué quieres ir a Marte?
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Gertrud W.Kwiziq community member
Por qué quieres ir a Marte?
This question relates to:Spanish dictation exercise "Why do you want to go to Mars? "
Asked 2 years ago

Hola Gertrud
We sometimes use that "que" in indirect speech using preguntar when it is followed by a why, when, how... but you can omit it too, so you can say:
Me pregunta que por qué quiero ir a Marte.
Me pregunta por qué quiero ir a Marte.
Other examples could be;
Me preguntó [que] cuándo llegaba Mario.
She asked me when Mario was arriving.
Te estoy preguntando [que] cómo haces tú ese pastel.
I am asking you how you make that cake.
I hope this clarified it.
Is this what you were wondering about?
Saludos
Inma
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