si us plau

Catalan

Alternative forms

• sisplau, sis plau (informal)

Etymology

Literally, “if it pleases you”. Compare Occitan se vos plai, French s’il vous plaît, and Franco-Provençal se vos plét.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [si us ˈplaw]

Adverb

si us plau

1. please

   Synonyms: (chiefly Valencia) per favor, (Alghero) per plaier

Usage notes

• Used in formal and informal contexts, regardless of the formal pronoun us.

See also

• si et plau
• si li plau

Further reading

• “plaure”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April