How to Say ‘Please.’ in Portuguese
Se faz favor.
suh fahz fuh-VOR
[suh fahz fuh-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, [se faz favor] is a very natural everyday [please], especially in service situations. It often sounds a bit more local and idiomatic than just [por favor].
Phrase Breakdown
Se
[suh]
if
Part of the polite expression se faz favor, common in European Portuguese.
Se faz favor, pode ajudar-me?
Please, can you help me?
faz
[fahz]
does; makes
Form of fazer, used here in the set polite phrase se faz favor.
Se faz favor, espere aqui um momento.
Please, wait here a moment.
favor
[fuh-VOR]
favor
In se faz favor, it forms a polite expression meaning please.
Favor aparece em se faz favor para pedir algo com educação.
Favor appears in se faz favor to ask for something politely.
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