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🇩🇪 How to Say Please in German

please in German
Bitte

The standard way to say please in German — safe in any situation.

Worth knowing: Bitte is the hardest-working word in German: please, you're welcome, here you go, pardon? — all four are bitte. Context sorts it out, and it always sounds polite.

More ways to say please in German

Bitte schön
a warmer please / here-you-go
Könnten Sie bitte…
"could you please…" — polite requests

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