How to say "please" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "please" translates to por favor

Transliteration: pohr fah-VOHR

🇧🇷 Por favor, me passe a água.

🗣️ Pohr fah-VOHR, meh PAH-seh ah AH-gwah.

🇺🇸 Please pass me the water.

🇧🇷 Por favor, me ajude!

🗣️ pohr fah-vohr, meh ah-joo-deh!

🇺🇸 Please, help me!

🇧🇷 Por favor, me ajuda?

🗣️ pohr fah-vohr, meh ah-joo-dah?

🇺🇸 Please, can you help me?

🇧🇷 Por favor, me passe o sal.

🗣️ pohr fah-VOHR, meh PAHS-see oh sahl.

🇺🇸 Please pass me the salt.

🇧🇷 Por favor, pode me passar o sal?

🗣️ pohr fah-vohr, poh-dee meh pah-sahr oh sahl?

🇺🇸 Please, can you pass me the salt?

🇧🇷 Por favor, me ajude.

🗣️ Pohr fah-vohr, meh ah-zhoo-deh.

🇺🇸 Please help me.

🇧🇷 Pode me ajudar, por favor?

🗣️ Poh-deh meh ah-zhoo-dahr, pohr fah-vohr?

🇺🇸 Can you help me, please?

🇧🇷 Por favor, me ajude!

🗣️ Pohr fah-vohr, meh ah-joo-deh!

🇺🇸 Please, help me!

🇧🇷 Por favor, me dê um copo d'água.

🗣️ Pohr fah-vohr, meh deh oon koh-poh dah-gwah.

🇺🇸 Please give me a glass of water.

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How to say "please" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "por favor" which translates to "please".

How to pronounce "por favor" (please) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "por favor" is pronounced as "pohr fah-VOHR".

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