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How do you say "Why are you here?" in Italian?
Perché sei qui?
In Italian, "Why are you here?" is Perché sei qui?.
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Pronunciation
Perché sounds like 'per-KEH'. Sei like 'say'. Qui like 'koo-ee'.
Grammar notes
Perché asks 'why'. Sei is 'are'. Qui is 'here'.
Example sentence
Perché sei qui?
Why are you here?
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How to remember Perché sei qui?
Perché starts with per, meaning 'for'. Qui rhymes with 'we'.
Related words
- How old are you? Quanti anni hai?
- What do you dislike? Cosa non ti piace?
- What do you hate? Cosa odi?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? Qual è la temperatura martedì?
- What is the weather on Monday? Che tempo fa lunedì?
- What is the weather on Saturday? Che tempo fa sabato?
- What is the weather on Sunday? Che tempo fa domenica?
- What is the weather on Thursday? Che tempo fa giovedì?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Che tempo fa martedì?
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Questions about Perché sei qui?
How do you say "Why are you here?" in Italian?
In Italian, "Why are you here?" is Perché sei qui?. It is a noun.
How is Perché sei qui? written in Italian?
Perché sei qui? is written using the standard Italian script.
How is Perché sei qui? used in a sentence?
Use Perché sei qui? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Perché sei qui? (Why are you here?).
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"Why are you here?" in other languages
- Japanese なぜここにいるのですか？ (naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？)
- Korean 왜 여기에 있어요? (wae yeogie isseoyo?)
- Chinese 你为什么在这里? (nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?)
- Spanish ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- German Warum bist du hier?
- Russian Почему ты здесь? (počemu ty zdesʹ?)
- Greek Γιατί είσαι εδώ; (yati ise edho)
- Arabic أنت هنا ليه؟ (inta hina lih?)
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