por favor

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: por‧fa‧vor

Etymology

por + favor

Adverb

por favor (not comparable)

1. As a polite request; please.
2. As an affirmative to an offer; please.
3. As an expression of annoyance or impatience; please.

Interjection

por favor

1. please (interjection to make commands more polite)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [po̞ɾfaˈβo̞ɾ]

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Interjection

por favor

1. Please

   Quisiera una mesa por favor. — I would like a table, please.

See also

• gracias — thank you
• favor de
• porfa