How to Say “Please” in 145 Languages
“Please” in 145 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
- Urdu170Mبراہ کرمbarāh-e karamtranslator
- German132MBittetranslator
- ChatGPT SpeakPlease — whether you're a beginner, an enthusiast, or a seasoned pro. 🙌translator
- Japanese128Mお願いしますonegaishimasutranslator
- Arabizi100Mmen fadlaktranslator
- Traditional Chinese100M請qǐngtranslator
- Telugu93Mదయచేసిdayacēsitranslator
- Pirate EnglishIf ye please, arrtranslator
- Western Punjabi93Mکِرپا کر کےkirpā kar ketranslator
- Filipino92MPakiusaptranslator
- Turkish88MLütfentranslator
- Cantonese85M請chéngtranslator
- Vietnamese85MLàm ơntranslator
- Marathi83Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Gen Alphapls gng 🙏translator
- Korean77M부탁합니다butakamnidatranslator
- Malay77MSilatranslator
- Nigerian Pidgin75MAbegtranslator
- Tamil75Mதயவு செய்துtayavu ceytutranslator
- Italian68MPer favoretranslator
- Egyptian Arabic65Mمن فضلكmin faḍlaktranslator
- Egyptian Arabizi65Mmen fadlaktranslator
- UWUpwease? 🥺👉👈translator
- Hausa63MDon Allahtranslator
- Western Persian62Mلطفاًlotfantranslator
- Thai61Mกรุณาkarunatranslator
- Gujarati56Mકૃપા કરીનેkṛpā karīnetranslator
- Bhojpuri51Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Kannada45Mದಯವಿಟ್ಟುdayaviṭṭutranslator
- Polish45MProszętranslator
- Ukrainian45MБудь ласкаBud laskatranslator
- CorporateAt your earliest convenience, please advise.translator
- Yoruba45MJọ̀wọ́translator
- Indonesian43MSilakantranslator
- Sundanese42MManggatranslator
- Northern Pashto40Mمهرباني وکړئmehrabāni okṛəytranslator
- Awadhi38Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Odia35Mଦୟାକରିdayākaritranslator
- Maithili34Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Eastern Punjabi33Mਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇkirapā karakētranslator
- YodaBeg you, I do.translator
- Amharic32Mእባክህibakihtranslator
- Moroccan Arabic32Mعافاكʿāfāktranslator
- Sindhi32Mمهرباني ڪريmehrabānī karetranslator
- Saudi Arabic31Mمن فضلكmin faḍliktranslator
- Igbo30MBikotranslator
- Tagalog28MPakiusaptranslator
- Cebuano27MPalihogtranslator
- Northern Uzbek27MIltimostranslator
- Dutch25MAlsjebliefttranslator
- Malagasy25MAzafadytranslator
- Nepali25Mकृपयाkṛpayātranslator
- Romanian24MTe rogtranslator
- North Azerbaijani23MZəhmət olmasatranslator
- Saraiki20Mمہربانی کریندےmehrbānī karīndētranslator
- Malay (Jawi)19Mسيلاsilatranslator
- Sinhala17Mකරුණාකරkaruṇākartranslator
- Sudanese Arabic17Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Khmer16Mសូមsomtranslator
- Somali16MFadlantranslator
- Swahili16MTafadhalitranslator
- Twi16MMepa wo kyɛwtranslator
- Assamese15Mঅনুগ্ৰহ কৰিanugraha karitranslator
- 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
- Bulgarian8MМоляMolyatranslator
- Tajik8MЛутфанLutfantranslator
- Tswana8MTswee-tsweetranslator
- Albanian7.6MJu lutemtranslator
- French (Canada)7.3MS'il vous plaîttranslator
- Afrikaans7MAsseblieftranslator
- Hijazi Arabic7Mلو سمحتlaw samaḥttranslator
- Tsonga7MNdzi kombelatranslator
- Central Kurdish6Mتکایەtkayetranslator
- Danish6MVær venligtranslator
- 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
- Armenian3MԽնդրում եմKhndrum emtranslator
- Lithuanian3MPrašautranslator
- Venetian3MPar piasertranslator
- Bosnian2.5MMolimtranslator
- Slovenian2.5MProsimtranslator
- Esperanto2MBonvolutranslator
- Macedonian2MВе моламVe molamtranslator
- Latvian1.5MLūdzutranslator
- 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
- Breton200kMar plijtranslator
- Irish170kLe do thoiltranslator
- Latgalian165kLūdzutranslator
- Louisiana Creole French100ksouplétranslator
- Faroese80kVinarligatranslator
- Seychellois Creole73kSilvoupletranslator
- Romansh35kPer plaschairtranslator
- Cornish1kMar plegtranslator
- MinionesePor favore!translator
About "Please"
- How do you say please in 100 languages?
- This page lists "please" in 145 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.