please

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The meaning (definition) of the word please
a polite word you say when asking for something
The word please used in a sentence
“Maya said please while asking for the blue crayon.”
How the word please is said around the world
| French | s’il te plaît (seel tuh PLAY) |
| Spanish | por favor (pohr fah-BOHR) |
| Mandarin | 请 (ching) |
| Hindi | कृपया (kri-puh-YAH) |
| Arabic | من فضلك (min FAHD-lik) |
| Russian | пожалуйста (puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | por favor (puur fuh-VOHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | por favor (pohr fah-VOHR) |
| Japanese | おねがい (oh-neh-GUY) |
| German | Bitte (BIT-uh) |
| Urdu | پلیز (pleez) |
| Punjabi | ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (KIR-paa KAR-kay) |
| Korean | 주세요 (joo-SEH-yoh) |
| Hebrew | בְּבַקָּשָׁה (be-vah-kah-SHAH) |
| Greek | παρακαλώ (pah-rah-kah-LOH) |
| Dutch | alsjeblieft (ahl-shuh-BLEEFT) |
| Tagalog | Pakiusap (pah-kee-OO-sahp) |
| Vietnamese | làm ơn (lahm UHN) |
| Turkish | lütfen (LEWF-ten) |
| Persian | لطفاً (lot-FAN) |
| Polish | proszę (PROH-sheh) |
| Ukrainian | будь ласка (bood LAHS-kah) |
| Bengali | দয়া করে (DOY-ah KAW-ray) |
| Swedish | snälla (SNEL-lah) |
| Italian | per favore (pehr fah-VOH-ray) |
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