How to say "please" in Catalan
si us plau
see oos PLOW
literally: if it pleases you
Often pronounced almost as one word (syoosplow). It mirrors the French s'il vous plaît — the same 'if it pleases you' construction.
Examples
| Un cafè, si us plau | A coffee, please |
| Ajuda'm, si us plau | Help me, please |
| Si us plau, passi | Please, come in |
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