Amharic አማርኛ am
እባክዎን (ebakwon)
Eh-BAHK-won
Use 'Ebakwon' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English; use the informal versions with friends and family.
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How to say
Please
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Arabic العربية ar
من فضلك
Min fad-LAK (masc.) / Min fad-LIK (fem.)
Use 'Min fadlak' for men and 'Min fadlik' for women in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Bangla বাংলা bn
অনুগ্রহ করে
O-nu-gro-ho ko-RE
Use 'Onugroho kore' in formal situations and 'Doya kore' with friends.
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Catalan català ca
Si us plau
See oos plow
Use 'Si us plau' in formal situations; 'Per favor' is more common in everyday speech.
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Czech čeština cs
Prosím
PRO-seem
Use 'Prosím' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Danish dansk da
Vær så venlig
Vair soh VEN-lee
Use 'Vær så venlig' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English; 'Vær så sød' is more informal.
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German Deutsch de
Bitte
BIT-uh
Use 'Bitte' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Παρακαλώ
Pah-rah-kah-LO
Use 'Παρακαλώ' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Spanish Español es
Por favor
Por fah-VOR
Use 'Por favor' in almost any situation where you'd say 'please' in English.
Estonian eesti et
Palun
PA-loon
Use 'Palun' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Basque Basque eu
Mesedez
Meh-seh-DEZ
Use 'Mesedez' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Persian فارسی fa
لطفاً
Lot-fan
Use 'Lotfan' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Finnish suomi fi
Ole hyvä
O-leh HU-va
Use 'Ole hyvä' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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French Français fr
S'il vous plaît
Seel voo play
Use 'S'il vous plaît' to be polite to strangers and in formal situations; use 'S'il te plaît' with friends and family.
Galician Galician gl
Por favor
Por fah-VOR
Use 'Por favor' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મહેરબાની કરીને
May-her-BAA-nee ka-REE-nay
Use 'Meherbaani karine' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Don Allah
Dohn Al-LAH
Use 'Don Allah' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Hebrew עברית he
בבקשה
Be-vah-KAH-shah
Use 'Bevakasha' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
कृपया
Kri-PYA
Use 'Kripya' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Hungarian magyar hu
Kérem
KAY-rem
Use 'Kérem' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English; use 'Kérlek' with friends and family.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Tolong
TO-long
Use 'Tolong' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Takk
Tak
While 'Takk' means 'thank you,' it's also used in the same way as 'please' in English, especially when requesting something.
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Italian Italiano it
Per favore
Pair fah-VO-ray
Use 'Per favore' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Japanese 日本語 ja
ください (kudasai)
Koo-dah-SAI
Use 'Kudasai' when making a request or asking someone to do something.
Korean 한국어 ko
제발 (jebal) / 주세요 (juseyo)
Jeh-bal / Ju-seh-yo
Use 'Juseyo' when requesting something, and 'Jebal' for emphasis or pleading.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Prašom
PRA-shom
Use 'Prašom' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Lūdzu
Loo-dzoo
Use 'Lūdzu' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Marathi मराठी mr
कृपया
Kri-PA-ya
Use 'Krpaya' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Malay Melayu ms
Tolong
TO-long
Use 'Tolong' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Alstublieft
Als-tuh-BLEEFT
Use 'Alstublieft' or 'Alsjeblieft' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Norwegian norsk no
Vær så snill
Vair soh snill
Use 'Vær så snill' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ
Kir-PAA kar-KE
Use 'Kirpaa karke' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Polish polski pl
Proszę
PRO-sheh
Use 'Proszę' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Portuguese Português pt
Por favor
Por fah-VOR
Use 'Por favor' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Romanian română ro
Vă rog
Vuh rawg
Use 'Vă rog' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English; use 'Te rog' with friends and family.
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Russian русский ru
Пожалуйста
Pah-zha-LUS-tah
Use 'Пожалуйста' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
Swedish svenska sv
Snälla
SNEL-lah
Use 'Snälla' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Tafadhali
Tah-fah-DHA-lee
Use 'Tafadhali' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
தயவுசெய்து
Tha-ya-vu say-THU
Use 'Thayavu seythu' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
దయచేసి
Dah-ya-CHAY-si
Use 'Dayachesi' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Thai ไทย th
กรุณา (karunaa) / โปรด (bpròht)
Ga-ru-NAA / Bproht
Use 'Karunaa' or 'Bpròht' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English; 'Bpròht' is slightly more formal.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Paki
PAH-kee
Use 'Paki' as a prefix to the verb, e.g., 'Pakisulat' (Please write).
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Lütfen
LURT-fen
Use 'Lütfen' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Будь ласка
Bood LAHS-kah
Use 'Будь ласка' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Urdu اردو ur
براہ کرم
Ba-RAH-e ka-RAM
Use 'Barah-e-karam' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Làm ơn
Lahm uhn
Use 'Làm ơn' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ jọ̀ọ́
Eh joh-OH
Use 'Ẹ jọ̀ọ́' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Chinese 中文 zh
请 (qǐng)
Ching
Use 'Qǐng' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
請 (cing2)
Ching
Use 'Cing2' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ngicela
Ngee-CHAY-lah
Use 'Ngicela' in most situations where you would say 'please' in English.
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