Real spoken Finnish for Because, That's Why, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.
Reasons: ku, koska, sen takia
In speech the everyday 'because' is 'ku' (from 'kun'); 'koska' works too. 'Sen takia' means that's why / because of that, and 'siks et' means for the reason that. 'No ku...' is the classic way to start an excuse: Well, because...
No ku mul oli kiire. = Well, 'cause I was busy.
Sen takia mä en ehtiny. = That's why I didn't make it.
Minkä takia sä kysyt? = Why do you ask?
Miks sä et tullu?
Why didn't you come?
Written Finnish: Miksi sinä et tullut?
miks
why - spoken 'miksi'
sä
you
et
didn't - the you-form of 'ei'
tullu
come - spoken 'tullut'
No ku mul oli niin kiire.
Well, 'cause I was so busy.
Written Finnish: No kun minulla oli niin kiire.
no
well - the excuse-starter
ku
because - spoken 'kun'
mul
I had - spoken 'minulla'
oli
was
niin
so
kiire
hurry / a lot to do
Mä jäin himaan, ku mua väsytti.
I stayed home because I was tired.
Written Finnish: Minä jäin kotiin, koska minua väsytti.
mä
I
jäin
stayed - from 'jäädä'
himaan
home - slang 'hima'
ku
because - spoken 'kun'
mua
me - spoken 'minua'
väsytti
was making tired - from 'väsyttää'
Minkä takia sä kysyt?
Why do you ask?
Written Finnish: Minkä takia sinä kysyt?
minkä
of what - pairs with 'takia'
takia
because of
sä
you
kysyt
ask - from 'kysyä'
Junat oli myöhäs, sen takia mä en ehtiny.
The trains were late, that's why I didn't make it.
Written Finnish: Junat olivat myöhässä, sen takia minä en ehtinyt.
junat
trains
oli
were - spoken Finnish uses 'oli' for plurals too
myöhäs
late - spoken 'myöhässä'
sen
that - pairs with 'takia'
takia
because of - 'sen takia' = that's why
mä
I
en
didn't - the I-form of 'ei'
ehtiny
made it in time - spoken 'ehtinyt'
Mä otin taksin, ku busseja ei enää menny.
I took a taxi because there were no more buses.
Written Finnish: Minä otin taksin, koska busseja ei enää mennyt.
mä
I
otin
took - from 'ottaa'
taksin
a taxi
ku
because - spoken 'kun'
busseja
buses
ei
not
enää
anymore
menny
went / were running - spoken 'mennyt'
Se ei vastannu, koska sen puhelin oli kii.
They didn't answer because their phone was off.
Written Finnish: Hän ei vastannut, koska hänen puhelimensa oli kiinni.
se
they / he / she - spoken Finnish uses 'se' for people
ei
didn't
vastannu
answer - spoken 'vastannut'
koska
because
sen
their - spoken 'hänen'
puhelin
phone
oli
was
kii
off / closed - spoken 'kiinni'
Mä opettelen suomee siks, et mä asun tääl.
I'm learning Finnish because I live here.
Written Finnish: Minä opettelen suomea siksi, että minä asun täällä.