How to Say ‘Please’ in Mexican Spanish
Por favor
pohr fah-BOR
[pohr fah-BOR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexican workplace Spanish, [por favor] is useful but not something you need to force into every request. A warm tone plus [gracias] after the fact is often just as natural.
Phrase Breakdown
Por
[pohr]
please
Part of the polite expression por favor, used to make requests sound courteous.
Por favor, revisa este reporte antes de las tres.
Please review this report before three o'clock.
favor
[fah-BOR]
favor
Part of the fixed phrase por favor, which means please in polite requests.
Te lo pido por favor para hoy.
I'm asking you please for today.
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