How to say ‘please’ in Turkish
In Turkish
Lütfen
Pronunciation: LUUT-fen
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
In a sentence
Bir çay, lütfen.
One tea, please.
Real life
When you’ll use it
Put it at the end and any request turns warm.
The Polite Essentials
Please, thank you, excuse me, okay — these little words carry you through cafés, taxis, shops and dinners even before you can build sentences.
In conversation
Hear it in a real exchange
Landing in İstanbul. Martyna reaches passport control at İstanbul Airport.
- Görevli (officer)
Merhaba. Pasaportunuz, lütfen.
Hello. Your passport, please.
- Martyna
Buyurun. Merhaba!
Here you are. Hello!
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