How to Say ‘Please.’ in Portuguese
Por favor.
poor fah-VOR
[poor fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, [por favor] is common and natural with staff, but you do not need to add it to every single sentence. Using it once in the request is usually enough to sound polite.
Phrase Breakdown
Por
[poor]
please
Part of the polite expression 'por favor', used to soften requests.
Por favor. é essencial em pedidos educados.
'Please.' is essential in polite requests.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favor
In the expression 'por favor', it helps mean 'please'. On its own it relates to a favor.
Por favor. soa mais simpático ao fazer um pedido.
'Please.' sounds nicer when making a request.
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