vu que

Meaning

Same meaning as puisque, but spoken only.

Position and punctuation

at the start of the sentence · a comma after

Example

Vu qu'il n'y avait plus de place, on s'est inscrits à la session suivante.

Seeing as there was no room left, we signed up for the next session.

In the DELF

the B2 oral presentation

The trap

AVOID in an exam paper: it is spoken French. In writing, étant donné que or puisque say the same thing.