German words · A1 · conjunction

weil

because

LevelCEFR A1

weil in a sentence

  • Ich gehe spazieren, weil ich mich langweile.

    I'm going for a walk because I'm bored.

  • Sie kommen nicht, weil sie krank sind.

    They're not coming because they're sick.

How to remember it

weil = because (sounds like 'while' in a causal sense)

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