s'il vous plaît

See also: s'il vous plait

French

Alternative forms

s’il vous plait (post-1990 spelling)
s’il te plaît (T–V distinction)
svp (initialism)

Etymology

Literally, “if it pleases you”. From Middle French s'il vous plaist. Compare Catalan si us plau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /s‿il vu plɛ/, (contracted) /s‿ju plɛ/
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Phrase

s’il vous plaît

please, if you please
Pourriez-vous me donner du pain, s’il vous plaît ?
Could you pass me some bread, please?
(Belgium) here you go, here you are
Synonyms: voici, tenez

Descendants

→ Dutch: alstublieft (calque)

References

“s'il te/vous plaît”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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