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Have you ever wondered how to say “Since (this), I’ll do (that)” in Italian?
There are a handful of phrases that you can use, and the three we’re talking about in this round of speed dates are commonly used ones.
While they are considered synonyms, there are some slight differences we’ll be covering.
Round #1: Siccome
Siccome is defined by Context-Reverso as meaning:
— Because
— Since
— ‘Cause
However, to make things extra-simple, we’re going to define it as “since.”
–– Siccome la mia famiglia è di Italia, vorrei imparare l’italiano. – Since my family is from Italy, I would like to learn Italian.
— Siccome sei appena laureata, ti offro io la cena stasera. – Since you just graduated, I’ll treat you tonight.
— Allora, siccome piove, guardiamo un film invece di fare una passeggiata. – Well, since it’s raining, let’s watch a movie instead of taking a walk.
— Vorrei mangiare fuori, ma siccome siamo al verde, ceniamo da te. – I would like to eat out, but since we’re broke (at the green), let’s make dinner at your place.
Round #2: Dato che
“Dato che” can be defined as meaning:
— Since, since that
— Because, because that
— Given that
— Considering that
— Dato che non riesco a parlare l’inglese, non posso comunicare con gli americani. – Since I can’t speak English, I can’t communicate with the Americans.
— Sono molto contenta dato che ho avuto la mia prima conversazione in italiano un’ora fa. – I’m really happy since I just had my first conversation in Italian an hour ago.
— Dato che già riesci a parlare lo spagnolo, imparare l’italiano sarà facile. – Because you already speak Spanish, learning Italian will be easy.
Round #3: Poiché
“Poiché” can be defined as meaning:
— Since
— Seeing as
— Poiché non sei arrivato in tempo, non possiamo andare alla festa. – Since you didn’t arrive on time, we can’t go to the party.
— Poiché imparare l’italiano è un lungo processo, devi essere paziente. – Since learning Italian is a long process, you must be patient.
— Poiché adoro l’Emilia Romagna, ho deciso di fare una vacanza lì per tre mesi durante l’estate. – Since I adore Emilia Romagna, I’ve decided to take a vacation there for three months during the summer.
So what’s the big difference between the three?
“Siccome” and “dato che” are used more often in everyday speech and “poiché” is more academic in nature and can come off as cultured (or stuffy!) in casual conversation.
Thanks for the clarification. And now . . . what is the difference between siccome and perché when the latter is used to mean “because”?
Ciao Natalia! Not sure I fully understand the question…perché is “because” but in this article we featured “pioche,” which means “since” or “seeing as.” For “siccome” and “perché” they both mean because and you can use either one, but generally, siccome is used at the start of a sentence, whereas “perché” can be used in the middle. Hope that helps!
Vorrei dire che la lingua ilaliano e molto facile per quanto riguardo la scrittura e la legutto, pero vedi la grammatica di Italiano e molto difficile, lei prende lungo tempo per capire oppure conoscere.
Vedi questi esempio: Io ho, tu hai, Lui ha, lei ha, noi abbiamo, voi avete, loro hanno. Me piacio molto lingua italiano, gradzio vediamo doppo, if you try hard you will succeed.
Never give up! 🙂
Do any of these words take the subjunctive?
Nope, not in these examples and not as rule, of course in certain cases they may, but in these cases, nope!
Un bel
Serata a
tutti. Dato che, le langue sono molti l’importanti per stranieri;allora, imsomma doveremo’ mettere comunque sia ad imparare. Faccendo che ci porta avanzati.
Nonostante, Spero di saperlo per quale motivo si dice ” si e’ al verde”
Le ringrazio, zuhair.