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S'il te plaît

Please

Language note: Polite way to make a request.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

[see]

if (contraction in “s’il”)

S’ is the contracted form of “si” before “il”: s’il = if he/it. In the fixed polite phrase: s’il te plaît.

S' il te plaît, pas de spoilers !

Please, no spoilers!

[eel]

he / it

Part of the set phrase “s’il te plaît” (literally “if it pleases you”) meaning “please” (informal).

S’il te plaît, il ne faut pas me spoiler.

Please, you mustn’t spoil me.

[tuh]

to you (informal singular)

Indirect object pronoun for “you” (tu). Used in informal speech with friends.

S’il te plaît, dis-le te à personne.

Please, don’t tell anyone.

plaît

[pleh]

pleases / likes

From “plaire” (to please). In “s’il te plaît,” it forms the informal “please.”

S’il te plaît, attends que je voie l’épisode.

Please, wait until I see the episode.

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