🇸🇦 Arabic phrases

How to say “Please” in Arabic

من فضلك

min fadlak

Literally: From your kindnessneutral

The ending changes with the listener: min fadlak (to a man), min fadlik (to a woman), min fadlikum (to a group). In MSA the vowels are fadlika / fadliki.

Other ways to say it

ArabicPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
لو سمحتlaw samahtIf you allowVery common polite request; law samahti to a woman
من فضلكmin fadlikPlease (to a woman)Addressing a female listener

In a sentence

قهوة من فضلك.

qahwa min fadlak.

A coffee, please.

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