How to Say ‘Please’ in Italian
Per favore
pehr fah-VOH-reh
[pehr fah-VOH-reh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: In Italy, [per favore] is polite but often optional in quick everyday orders like coffee or tickets. Tone matters a lot: a calm voice can sound perfectly polite even without it.
Phrase Breakdown
Per
[pehr]
for
A preposition meaning 'for'; in this phrase it helps form the polite expression 'please'.
Per essere gentile, dico "Per favore" quando chiedo qualcosa.
To be polite, I say "Please" when I ask for something.
favore
[fah-VOH-reh]
favor
Literally means 'favor'; together with 'Per' it makes the common polite phrase 'please'.
Per essere gentile, dico "Per favore" quando chiedo qualcosa.
To be polite, I say "Please" when I ask for something.
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