how do I differentiate the following .

Question

It's si or sí , que or qué , el or él , porque or porqué .

Answer 1

Si means if

Sí means yes

que means that (relative pronoun)

qué? means what? (interrogative)

el means the (masculine)

él means he

porque means because

por qué? (note, written as two words) means why?

hope that helps

Roger

gracias roger . I know there meanings but the problem is how would I know the person is speaking what because there pronunciation is same . - arzab, Jul 25, 2013

I see, that is just context. There will be very few cases where any of those would be ambiguous in mean. It´s just a matter of practice, like everything with language. - rogspax, Jul 25, 2013

Answer 2

arzab, it's all about context. You have to listen to what else is being said.

gracias . - arzab, Jul 25, 2013

too true - rogspax, Jul 25, 2013