já que

Portuguese, conjunction/ˈʒa ki/

já que is a Portuguese conjunction meaning “since; given that; considering that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does já que mean in English?

conjunction

1
since; given that; considering that
Já que ele não quer mais bolo, eu comerei o último pedaço.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce já que?

Brazil /ˈʒa ki/
Portugal /ˈʒa kɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to já que

now
because
since

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.