La palabra del día: "porque"
porque ( pohr-keh' )
(conjunction) because
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1. No va a la fiesta porque está enferma.
She's not going to the party because she's sick.
2. Tuve que regresar a la oficina porque se me olvidaron las llaves de la casa.
I had to return to the office because I forgot my house keys.
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¡Yo soy lo que soy, porque eso es lo que soy!
I am what I am, because that's what I am!
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
Los sabios hablan porque tienen algo que decir, los necios porque tienen que decir algo.
~Plato
Cookie es mucho más feliz porque ella encontró algo especial.
Cookie is much happier because she found something special.
No me preguntes por qué te amo ,
ni por qué quiero a volar,
sino dale alas a mi corazón ,
y dime que me alas.
luego juntos podemos volar.
Porque nuestro amor tiene alas
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Do not ask me why I love you ,
Or why I want to fly,
but give my heart wings,
and say that you love me.
then together we can fly.
Because our love has wings
I'm going to spend a few days at my beach house on the moon because I'm tired of all the hustle and bustle.
Voy a ir a pasar unos días a mi casa de playa en la luna porque estoy cansada de todo el ajetreo .
¿Por qué? --Porque podemos .
Why ?---Because we can
Ellos se casaron porque se amaban. Luego se divorciaron porque cambiaron de opinión.
They got married because they loved each other. Then they got divorced because they changed their minds.
Si los niños preguntan si podrían examinar los dientes de sus mascotas hay que pensar sobre que típo de mascota tienen, porque algunos mascotas , como los ratones, tienen los dientes muy afilados y sería mejor si los niños no les examinaran.
If the children ask if they may examine their pets teeth , it's best to consider what sort of pet they have, because some pets, mice for example, have such sharp teehh that it would be best that the children don't examine them.
¿Por qué no te gusta decirme tus secretos? ¿Es porque no quieres que encuentre yo los porqués?
Why don't you like to tell me your secrets? Is it because you don't want me to find the reasons?
You drive to school because you don't want to ride the bus.
Manejás a la escuela porque no querés montar en autobús.
**I'm practicing with the Voseo. Hope I got it right!
Do not ask someone why they love you because that is asking them to justify their love.
No le pida a alguien por qué te quiere porque les está pidiendo para justificar su amor.
No le preguntes a nadie por qué te quiere, porque eso es pedirle que justifique su amor.
Love is unconditional.
sigue a tú corazón porque nunca sabes dónde vas a acabar. Quizá en el cielo.
Follow your heart because you never know where you're going to end up. Maybe in heaven.
Quiero quedarme en casa porque hace demasiado calor afuera.
I want to stay in the house because it is too hot outside.
No viene porque no puede.
She’s not coming because she can’t.
Vine porque tuvieses compañía.
I came so (that) you had company.
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.
Mis plantas falsas murieron porque yo no pretendo agua ellos.
~Mitch Hedberg
