"please" in French

s’il te plaît

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Literal Breakdown

English	French	Learn
if it	s’il	Learn
you; yourself	te	Learn
pleases	plaît	Learn

Summary

The French translation for “please (singular)” is s’il te plaît. The French, s’il te plaît, can be broken down into 3 parts:"if it" (s’il), "you; yourself" (te) and "pleases" (plaît).

Recording	English	French	Learn
	please (plural and polite form)	s’il vous plaît	Learn

Examples of "please" in use

There are 6 examples of the French word for "please" being used:

English	French	Learn
Can you help me please? (informal)	Tu peux m’aider s’il te plaît ?	Learn
Will you pass me the salt and pepper please?	Passe-moi le sel et le poivre s’il te plaît.	Learn
Please write your answer on the chalkboard.	Ecris ta réponse au tableau s’il te plaît.	Learn
Give me the domino, please.	Donne-moi le domino, s’il te plaît.	Learn
Check, please.	Vérifie, s’il te plaît.	Learn
Please take the ladle and serve me a soup.	Prends la louche et sers-moi une soupe s’il te plaît.	Learn