How to translate these phrases?

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Berzin

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I am at a loss, either how to say it in english or even how to explain it.

When someone asks me "porque"? I can reply in two ways- "porque si" or "porque no".

Do these phrases translate at all into english?
 
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Berzin said:
I am at a loss, either how to say it in english or even how to explain it.

When someone asks me "porque"? I can reply in two ways- "porque si" or "porque no".

Do these phrases translate at all into english?
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porque si" or "porque no" translates as " Because that's just the way it is."
 
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granca

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I agree with the above . I find it useful to split words down to find out meanings, hence porque = for what.
 
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Norma Rosa

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Berzin said:
I am at a loss, either how to say it in english or even how to explain it.

When someone asks me "porque"? I can reply in two ways- "porque si" or "porque no".

Do these phrases translate at all into english?
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You got the answer already. I just would like to add the following:

Why? = ?Por qu?? (It should be written as two words; accentuated.)
because = porque (one word, no accent mark)

Norma
 
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