How to Say ‘No, please’ in Portuguese
Não, por favor
nah-o poor fah-VOHR
[nah-o poor fah-VOHR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: As a full reply, Não, por favor can sound firmer than English 'no, please.' In Portugal that's fine when correcting a route choice, especially if you keep your tone calm.
Phrase Breakdown
Não
[nah-o]
No
Used to give a negative response.
Não, por favor, não faça isso.
No, please, don't do that.
Por favor
poor fah-VOHR
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
Please
Used to make a request more polite.
Você pode parar aqui por favor?
Can you stop here, please?
favor
[fah-VOHR]
Please
Used to make a request more polite.
Ajude-me com as malas, por favor.
Help me with the bags, please.
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