The languages of Pleas!

Here is the word “please” spoken in 50 different languages, capturing the essence of a polite plea: 1. English: Please 2. Spanish: Por favor 3. French: S’il vous plaît 4. German: Bitte 5. Italian: Per favore 6. Portuguese: Por favor 7. Russian: Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) 8. Chinese (Mandarin): 请 (Qǐng) 9. Japanese: お願いします (Onegaishimasu) 10. Korean: 제발 (Jebal) 11. Hindi: कृपया (Kripya) 12. Arabic: من فضلك (Min fadlak) 13. Bengali: অনুগ্রহ করে (Onugroho kore) 14. Turkish: Lütfen 15. Dutch: Alsjeblieft 16. Greek: Παρακαλώ (Parakaló) 17. Polish: Proszę 18. Swedish: Snälla 19. Danish: Venligst 20. Finnish: Ole hyvä 21. Norwegian: Vær så snill 22. Hebrew: בבקשה (Bevakasha) 23. Thai: กรุณา (Karuna) 24. Vietnamese: Làm ơn 25. Indonesian: Tolong 26. Malay: Tolong 27. Swahili: Tafadhali 28. Zulu: Ngicela 29. Afrikaans: Asseblief 30. Czech: Prosím 31. Hungarian: Kérem 32. Romanian: Te rog 33. Ukrainian: Будь ласка (Bud’ laska) 34. Serbian: Молим (Molim) 35. Bulgarian: Моля (Molya) 36. Croatian: Molim 37. Slovak: Prosím 38. Estonian: Palun 39. Latvian: Lūdzu 40. Lithuanian: Prašau 41. Icelandic: Vinsamlegast 42. Irish: Le do thoil 43. Scottish Gaelic: Mas e do thoil e 44. Welsh: Os gwelwch yn dda 45. Albanian: Ju lutem 46. Macedonian: Ве молам (Ve molam) 47. Georgian: გთხოვ (Gt’khov) 48. Armenian: Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem) 49. Persian (Farsi): لطفا (Lotfan) 50. Pashto: مهرباني وکړئ (Mehrabani okhde) These expressions represent the rich linguistic diversity of the world, all conveying the simple but powerful request of “please.”

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