επειδή

επειδή

"Επειδή" means "because" or "since."

In this sentence, 'επειδή' is used as a conjunction introducing the reason or cause behind not going to work.

Δεν πήγα στη δουλειά σήμερα επειδή ήμουν άρρωστος.

I didn't go to work today because I was sick.

Here, 'επειδή' provides the reasoning for why the speaker contacted the teacher.

Μίλησα με τη δασκάλα σου επειδή ανησυχούσα για τους βαθμούς σου.

I spoke with your teacher because I was worried about your grades.

In this context, 'επειδή' links the inability to sleep to the cause of the neighbors being noisy.

Δεν μπορούσα να κοιμηθώ επειδή οι γείτονες έκαναν φασαρία.

I couldn't sleep because the neighbors were noisy.