How to Say ‘Please’ in French
S'il te plaît.
seel eel tuh pleh
[seel eel tuh pleh]
🇫🇷 In France: With [tu], this sounds friendly and natural. In the same situation with [vous], you would normally say [s'il vous plaît].
Phrase Breakdown
S'
[seel]
if
Part of the fixed polite expression s'il te plaît.
S'il y a une table libre, on peut s'asseoir.
If there’s a free table, we can sit down.
il
[eel]
he / it
Here il is part of the set phrase s'il te plaît, not a literal he.
Il est déjà au comptoir.
He is already at the counter.
te
[tuh]
you
Object pronoun meaning you in an informal singular form.
Je te laisse choisir la boisson.
I’ll let you choose the drink.
plaît
[pleh]
please
From plaire, but in this phrase it functions as please.
Attends une seconde, s'il te plaît.
Wait a second, please.
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