为什么 → ☊ 
tại sao 
why 
Why? ☊ 
Tại sao? ☊ Questions 1 like: tại sao → →
when asked why ☊ hỏi tại sao thì ☊ 
warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ 
为什么 ☊ Wèishénme? warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ ☊ Aber warum brauchst du diese speziellen Skier? ☊ Nhưng tại sao em cần bộ ván trượt tuyết chuyên dụng này? ☊ (Lektion 36, Nr. 502) Warum? ☊ Tại sao? ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 634) Ich werde bei unserer Bank nachfragen, warum sich die Zahlung verzögert. ☊ Tôi sẽ hỏi lại ngân hàng, tại sao quá trình thanh toán bị chậm. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2552) 430
Why are you under the table? What are you doing? ☊ Tai sao cậu ở dưới gầm bàn? Cậu đang làm gì thế? ☊ 2564
Why do you look all wet? Have you been out in the rain? ☊ Tai sao trông cậu ướt hết vậy? Cậu mới ở ngoài mưa à? ☊ Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). ☊ account for sth ☊
Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ? ☊ admit ☊
Why can't you two act like civilized adults? ☊ adult ☊
We're going for a swim. Why don't you come along? ☊ along ☊
Why are you always complaining about my cooking? ☊ always ☊
Why should I apologize? ☊ apologize ☊
ask sth: Why don't you ask his advice? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb for sth: Why don't you ask him for his advice? ☊ ask ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong? ☊ blame ☊
I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens! ☊ bother ☊
I don't know why you bother with that crowd (= why you spend time with them). ☊ bother ☊
bother doing sth: Why bother asking if you're not really interested? ☊ bother ☊
Why are you so bright and cheerful today? ☊ bright ☊
Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then? ☊ call ☊
In case (= if it is true that) you're wondering why Jo's here—let me explain... ☊ (just) in case (...) ☊
come doing sth: Why don't you come skating tonight? ☊ come ☊
communicate how/what, etc...: They failed to communicate what was happening and why. ☊ communicate ☊
Why did you decide to look for a new job? ☊ decide ☊
discover why, how, etc...: We never did discover why she gave up her job. ☊ discover ☊
dislike sb/sth: Why do you dislike him so much? ☊ dislike ☊
Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there. ☊ else ☊
explain why, how, etc...: Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone. ☊ explain ☊
Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened). ☊ explain ☊
I really don't see why I should have to explain myself to you. ☊ explain yourself ☊
explanation (of sth): The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned. ☊ explanation ☊
explanation (as to why...): an explanation as to why he had left early ☊ explanation ☊
I fail to see (= I don't understand) why you won't even give it a try. ☊ fail ☊
Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault? ☊ fault ☊
Are you finally going to tell me why I'm here? ☊ finally ☊
Why is that driver flashing his lights at us? ☊ flash ☊
flash at sb: Why is that driver flashing at us? ☊ flash ☊
Why didn't you follow my advice? ☊ follow ☊
What did you do that for (= Why did you do that)? ☊ for ☊
forget (about sth): 'Why weren't you at the meeting?' 'Sorry—I forgot.' ☊ forget ☊
Why don't you get yourself a car? ☊ get ☊
Why don't you grow up? ☊ grow up ☊
I always end up having an argument with her, I don't know why, I just can't help it. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
Why are you in such a hurry to sell? ☊ in a hurry to do sth ☊
Yes, I was at home on Sunday. What about it? (= Why do you ask?) ☊ it ☊
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone). ☊ language ☊
leave sth until...: Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ☊ leave ☊
lift (up): Her eyebrows lifted. 'Apologize? Why?' ☊ lift ☊
Why won't you listen to reason? ☊ listen ☊
If you love each other, why not get married? ☊ love ☊
What makes you say that (= why do you think so)? ☊ make ☊
Why have you marked this wrong? ☊ mark ☊
What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)? ☊ matter ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
mix sth for sb: Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests? ☊ mix ☊
mix sb sth: Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail? ☊ mix ☊
It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him. ☊ mystery ☊
Why don't you just own up and hope she forgives you? ☊ own up (to sth/to doing sth) ☊
pass (to sb): Why do they keep passing back to the goalie? ☊ pass ☊
Why don't you pop in (= visit us) for a drink next time you're in the area? ☊ pop ☊
Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)? ☊ public ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
reason (why...): I'd like to know the reason why you're so late. ☊ reason ☊
Give me one good reason why I should help you. ☊ reason ☊
'Why do you want to know?' 'No reason ' (= I do not want to say why). ☊ reason ☊
'Why did she do that?' 'She must have her reasons ' (= secret reasons which she does not want to tell). ☊ reason ☊
reason (why...): There is no reason why we should agree to this. ☊ reason ☊
Why can't they see reason? ☊ reason ☊
Why don't you ever give me flowers? I wish you'd be more romantic. ☊ romantic ☊
Why are you so rude to your mother? ☊ rude ☊
say where, why, etc...: The book doesn't say where he was born. ☊ say ☊
'Why can't I go out now?' 'Because I say so.' ☊ say ☊
see what, why, etc...: 'It's broken.' 'Oh yes, I see what you mean.' ☊ see ☊
'Can we go swimming?' 'I don't see why not (= yes, you can).' ☊ see ☊
Why can't you ever take anything seriously? ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
Why worry about a silly thing like that? ☊ silly ☊
spread sth: Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance? ☊ spread ☊
+ adv./prep.: I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). ☊ stay ☊
Why has the engine stopped? ☊ stop ☊
Why are you in such a hurry? ☊ such ☊
Why do you suppose he resigned? ☊ suppose ☊
swear at sb/sth: Why did you let him swear at you like that? ☊ swear ☊
Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes? ☊ take ☊
tell sb (about sth): Why wasn't I told about the accident? ☊ tell ☊
I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. ☊ test ☊
Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the area. ☊ then ☊
'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!' ☊ thing ☊
Why do you make things so difficult for yourself? ☊ thing ☊
'Why don't you try the other key?' 'That's a thought!' ☊ thought ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Typical interview questions are 'Why do you want to study law?' or 'Why did you choose this college?' ☊ typical ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
Why do you have to be so untidy? ☊ untidy ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. ☊ usual ☊
Why do they always have to resort to violence? ☊ violence ☊
waste sth on sth: Why waste money on clothes you don't need? ☊ waste ☊
wave at/to sb: Why did you wave at him? ☊ wave ☊
Why don't we go and see it together? ☊ we ☊
What did you do that for (= why did you do that)? ☊ what for? ☊
There are times when I wonder why I do this job. ☊ when ☊
Why were you late? ☊ why ☊
Tell me why you did it. ☊ why ☊
'I would like you to go.' 'Why me? ' ☊ why ☊
Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? ☊ why ☊
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? ☊ why ☊
Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow. ☊ why ☊
That's why I left so early. ☊ why ☊
I know you did it—I just want to know why. ☊ why ☊
The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes. ☊ why ☊
Why not write to her? ☊ why not? ☊
'Let's eat out.' 'Why not? ' ☊ why not? ☊
Why don't we go together? ☊ why not? ☊
I wonder why he left his job. ☊ wonder ☊
wonder (about sth): 'Why do you want to know?' 'No particular reason. I was just wondering.' ☊ wonder ☊