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please

please

Meaning of please

used to make a polite request

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British English/pliːz/
American English/pliz/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersqǐng
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please with Chinese translation

please usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

Please pass me the salt.

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

Please speak a little slower.

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please
guest客人
greeting问候
view景色
tool工具
price价格
help帮助

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How to pronounce please and what this word means

please means please. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce please

/pliːz/

please translation

please

please examples

Please pass me the salt.

please transcription

/pliːz/, /pliz/

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please meaning: what does it mean?

used to make a polite request

please pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

please is pronounced as /pliːz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

please definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please pass me the salt. Translation: Пожалуйста, передайте мне соль.

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