day 25why?
unit 4 · at workwhy?
Explain why something happened with siccome, dato che, poiché, perché, grazie a and a causa di, and talk about causes, effects and changes.
today’s words
- la causa · cause; a causa di = because of
- la situazione · situation
- siccome · since, as (reason first)
- grazie a · thanks to
- provocare · to cause, to provoke
- l'effetto · effect
- causare · to cause
- dato che · since, given that
- la conseguenza · consequence
- poiché · since, because (formal)
- aumentare · to increase, to go up
- diminuire · to decrease, to go down
- l'aumento · increase, rise
- la crisi · crisis
- il danno · damage, harm
sentences
- Siccome piove, restiamo a casa. · Since it's raining, we're staying at home.
- Dato che il cliente aspetta, dobbiamo lavorare di più. · Since the client is waiting, we have to work more.
- L'app è in ritardo a causa di un problema tecnico. · The app is late because of a technical problem.
- Grazie a Paolo, abbiamo risolto la difficoltà. · Thanks to Paolo, we solved the difficulty.
- Poiché i prezzi aumentano, i clienti comprano meno. · Because prices are going up, clients buy less.