English–Korean
“because” in Korean
How to say “because” in Korean
“Because” in Korean is 왜냐하면 (waenyahamyeon).
A bridge that brings in the reason for what was just said.
Example sentences with 왜냐하면
왜냐하면 시간이 없었어요.wae nya ha myeon si ga ni eop sseo sseo yo
Because I did not have time.
Tips for using 왜냐하면
- Korean speakers may use the shorter conversational form waenyamyeon instead of 왜냐하면 (waenyahamyeon, "because"), so both forms are useful for understanding spoken reasons.
Other Korean words for “because”
배가 고프니까 밥 먹자.pae ga ko peu ni kka pap meok jja
I'm hungry, so let's eat.