How to Say ‘Please’ in Portuguese
Se faz favor
seh fash fah-VOR
[seh fash fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Se faz favor is the everyday "please" in Portugal, heard far more than por favor in shops and restaurants. It's also how you catch a waiter's attention.
Phrase Breakdown
Se
[seh]
(part of 'se faz favor')
Reflexive/impersonal particle in the polite phrase meaning 'please'.
Um café, se faz favor.
A coffee, please.
faz
[fash]
(part of) please
Form of 'fazer'; in the fixed phrase 'se faz favor' it means 'please'.
Um café, se faz favor.
A coffee, please.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favour
Noun meaning favour; used in polite phrases for 'please'.
Faz-me um favor?
Can you do me a favour?
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