s'il vous plait
Polite French request
S'il vous plaît is the French phrase for "please," used when making polite requests.
English speakers encounter it on formal menus, in travel contexts, or as an affectation suggesting refinement: Two croissants, s'il vous plaît.
Often abbreviated RSVP in "répondez s'il vous plaît" (please respond).
The informal version is s'il te plaît.
- politesseFormal courtesy, etiquette
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- good mannersSocially acceptable conduct
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
manners · table manners · request · formal · elegant · waiter · café · sidewalk café · Paris · Eiffel Tower · gracious · baguette · monsieur · madame · gentle · refined · polite · asking
please, pleasure, pleasant, pleasantly, unpleasant, displease, displeasing, pleased