How to Say ‘Please’ in Italian
Per favore
pair fah-VOH-ray
[pair fah-VOH-ray]
🇮🇹 In Italy: [Per favore] is polite and normal with strangers, but in shops Italians also often sound perfectly polite just by using a soft tone and phrases like [vorrei]. Adding it is fine; leaving it out is not rude.
Phrase Breakdown
Per
[pair]
please / for
Here it is part of the polite expression per favore, meaning please.
Per favore, mi mostra i finferli?
Please, can you show me the chanterelles?
favore
[fah-VOH-ray]
favor
In the phrase per favore, it helps form the polite expression meaning please.
Lo chiedo per favore quando ordino i funghi.
I say it politely when I order mushrooms.
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