因為 (jan1 wai6) — because in Cantonese

janˉ¹因waiˍ₆為

简因为

Mandarin Pinyin: yin1 wei4

Meaning of 因為

nounbecause

noundue to

今日冇堂上，因為琴日上咗堂。

There is no class today, because we had one yesterday.

因為走投無路而被逼賣兒鬻女

Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼

Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.

我隻腳有三粒蚊𧕴，好有可能係因為我前日去公園。

There are three bites on my leg... it's probably because I was in the park the day before yesterday.

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手

Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.