How to Say “Please” in 170 Languages
“Please” in 170 living, ancient, and classical languages — each in its native script. Tap any language for a full pronunciation guide, or open it directly in the translator with the phrase already translated.
In ancient & historic languages
How it was said across three thousand years — Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, Old Norse, and more.
sodes
ἀντιβολῶ σεantibolô se
कृपयाkṛpayā
Ek bið þik
Ic bidde þē
בְּבָעוּbəḇāʿū
ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢܟbḇāʿū mennāk
ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙⲟⲧarihmot
ⲁⲣⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏari tagapē
𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌺bidja þuk
अनुग्गहं कत्वाanuggahaṃ katvā
Please — and to be clear, I don't ask lightly.
Please — whether you're a beginner, an enthusiast, or a seasoned pro. 🙌
All languages, most spoken first
- Mandarin Chinese1.1B请qǐngtranslator
- Hindi600Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Spanish534MPor favortranslator
- Arabic274Mمن فضلكmin faḍliktranslator
- French274MS'il vous plaîttranslator
- Claude SpeakPlease — and to be clear, I don't ask lightly.translator
- Bengali265Mদয়া করেdôẏā koretranslator
- Portuguese258MPor favortranslator
- Russian258MПожалуйстаPozhaluystatranslator
- LinkedIn SpeakWould love to pick your brain on this.translator
- Brazilian Portuguese215MPor favortranslator
- Urdu170Mبراہ کرمbarāh-e karamtranslator
- ChatGPT SpeakPlease — whether you're a beginner, an enthusiast, or a seasoned pro. 🙌translator
- German132MBittetranslator
- Mexican Spanish130MPor favortranslator
- Japanese128Mお願いしますonegaishimasutranslator
- Arabizi100Mmen fadlaktranslator
- Pirate EnglishIf ye please, arrtranslator
- Traditional Chinese100M請qǐngtranslator
- Telugu93Mదయచేసిdayacēsitranslator
- Western Punjabi93Mکِرپا کر کےkirpā kar ketranslator
- Filipino92MPakiusaptranslator
- Turkish88MLütfentranslator
- Cantonese85M請chéngtranslator
- Gen Alphapls gng 🙏translator
- Vietnamese85MLàm ơntranslator
- Marathi83Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Korean77M부탁합니다butakamnidatranslator
- Malay77MSilatranslator
- Nigerian Pidgin75MAbegtranslator
- Tamil75Mதயவு செய்துtayavu ceytutranslator
- Italian68MPer favoretranslator
- UWUpwease? 🥺👉👈translator
- Egyptian Arabic65Mمن فضلكmin faḍlaktranslator
- Egyptian Arabizi65Mmen fadlaktranslator
- Hausa63MDon Allahtranslator
- Western Persian62Mلطفاًlotfantranslator
- Thai61Mกรุณาkarunatranslator
- British English60MPleasetranslator
- Gujarati56Mકૃપા કરીનેkṛpā karīnetranslator
- Bhojpuri51Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- CorporateAt your earliest convenience, please advise.translator
- Rioplatense Spanish50MPor favortranslator
- Kannada45Mದಯವಿಟ್ಟುdayaviṭṭutranslator
- Polish45MProszętranslator
- Ukrainian45MБудь ласкаBud laskatranslator
- Yoruba45MJọ̀wọ́translator
- Indonesian43MSilakantranslator
- Sundanese42MManggatranslator
- Northern Pashto40Mمهرباني وکړئmehrabāni okṛəytranslator
- YodaBeg you, I do.translator
- Awadhi38Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Odia35Mଦୟାକରିdayākaritranslator
- Maithili34Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Eastern Punjabi33Mਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇkirapā karakētranslator
- Amharic32Mእባክህibakihtranslator
- Moroccan Arabic32Mعافاكʿāfāktranslator
- Sindhi32Mمهرباني ڪريmehrabānī karetranslator
- Saudi Arabic31Mمن فضلكmin faḍliktranslator
- Igbo30MBikotranslator
- North Levantine Arabic30Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Tagalog28MPakiusaptranslator
- Cebuano27MPalihogtranslator
- Northern Uzbek27MIltimostranslator
- Australian English26MPleasetranslator
- Dutch25MAlsjebliefttranslator
- Malagasy25MAzafadytranslator
- Nepali25Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Romanian24MTe rogtranslator
- North Azerbaijani23MZəhmət olmasatranslator
- Iraqi Arabic22Mمن فضلكmin faḍlaktranslator
- Canadian English20MPleasetranslator
- Kansai Japanese20Mお願いしますonegai shimasutranslator
- Saraiki20Mمہربانی کریندےmehrbānī karīndētranslator
- Malay (Jawi)19Mسيلاsilatranslator
- Guatemalan Spanish17MPor favortranslator
- Sinhala17Mකරුණාකරkaruṇākartranslator
- Sudanese Arabic17Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Khmer16Mសូមsomtranslator
- Somali16MFadlantranslator
- Swahili16MTafadhalitranslator
- Twi16MMepa wo kyɛwtranslator
- Assamese15Mঅনুগ্ৰহ কৰিanugraha karitranslator
- New York English15MPleasetranslator
- Yemeni Arabic15Mمن فضلكmin faḍliktranslator
- Bavarian14MBittetranslator
- Greek13MΠαρακαλώParakalótranslator
- Haitian Creole12MTanpritranslator
- Kazakh12MӨтінемінÖtinemintranslator
- Serbian12MМолимMolimtranslator
- Zulu12MNgiyacelatranslator
- Luganda11MBambitranslator
- Shona10.7MNdapotatranslator
- Catalan10MSi us plautranslator
- Czech10MProsímtranslator
- Hindustani Arabic10Mبراہ کرمbarāh-e karamtranslator
- Hungarian9.9MKéremtranslator
- Swedish9.5MSnällatranslator
- Dari9Mلطفاًlotfantranslator
- Hebrew9Mבבקשהbevakashahtranslator
- Austrian German8.5MBittetranslator
- Bulgarian8MМоляMolyatranslator
- Tajik8MЛутфанLutfantranslator
- Tswana8MTswee-tsweetranslator
- Albanian7.6MJu lutemtranslator
- French (Canada)7.3MS'il vous plaîttranslator
- Afrikaans7MAsseblieftranslator
- Hijazi Arabic7Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Kashmiri7Mمہربانیmehrbānītranslator
- Tsonga7MNdzi kombelatranslator
- Gulf Arabic6.8Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Central Kurdish6Mتکایەtkayetranslator
- Danish6MVær venligtranslator
- Palestinian Arabic6Mمن فضلكmin faḍlaktranslator
- Croatian5.6MMolimtranslator
- Finnish5.5MOle hyvätranslator
- Belarusian5MКалі ласкаKali laskatranslator
- Betawi5MTolongtranslator
- Norwegian Bokmål5MVær så snilltranslator
- Norwegian Nynorsk5MVer så snilltranslator
- Sicilian5MPi favuritranslator
- Slovak5MProsímtranslator
- Swiss German5MBittetranslator
- Kyrgyz4.5MСуранычSuranıçtranslator
- Northern Sotho4MHletranslator
- Tok Pisin4MPlistranslator
- Georgian3.5Mგთხოვთgtkhovttranslator
- Puerto Rican Spanish3.2MPor favortranslator
- Armenian3MԽնդրում եմKhndrum emtranslator
- Lithuanian3MPrašautranslator
- Venetian3MPar piasertranslator
- Bosnian2.5MMolimtranslator
- Moldovan2.5MTe rogtranslator
- Slovenian2.5MProsimtranslator
- Esperanto2MBonvolutranslator
- Macedonian2MВе моламVe molamtranslator
- Latvian1.5MLūdzutranslator
- Scots1.5MPleasedtranslator
- Yiddish1.5Mביטעbitetranslator
- Mauritian Creole1.3MSilvoupletranslator
- Estonian1.1MPaluntranslator
- Galician1MPor favortranslator
- Tetum900kFavór idatranslator
- Basque750kMesedeztranslator
- Welsh700kOs gwelwch yn ddatranslator
- Maltese520kJekk jogħġboktranslator
- Silesian510kProszãtranslator
- Frisian500kAsjebleafttranslator
- Ligurian500kPe piaxeitranslator
- Crimean Tatar (Latin)400kLütfentranslator
- Papiamento330kPor fabortranslator
- Corsican300kPer piacètranslator
- Montenegrin230kMolimtranslator
- Breton200kMar plijtranslator
- Irish170kLe do thoiltranslator
- Latgalian165kLūdzutranslator
- Louisiana Creole French100ksouplétranslator
- Faroese80kVinarligatranslator
- Seychellois Creole73kSilvoupletranslator
- Romansh35kPer plaschairtranslator
- Ladin30kPer piasëitranslator
- Cornish1kMar plegtranslator
- Aurebeshⵒⵍⴄⴰⵙⴄtranslator
- Classical Arabicمن فضلكmin faḍlikatranslator
- MinionesePor favore!translator
- Ottoman Turkishلطفاًluṭfentranslator
- PinyinQǐngtranslator
About "Please"
- How do you say please in 100 languages?
- This page lists "please" in 170 languages — every entry in its native script, with a link to a full pronunciation guide and a live translator for each language.
- What is "please" in Latin?
- In Latin, "please" is "sodes". See the Latin entry below for details and pronunciation.
- Can I hear how please is pronounced?
- Yes — every language below links to a dedicated page with audio pronunciation, and to a live translator where you can hear it spoken and translate your own phrases.