请〜 please do ~
6 phrasesHD
请进
ENplease come in
HD
请坐
ENplease sit down
HD
请等一下
ENplease wait a moment
HD
请给我水
ENplease give me water
HD
请慢一点
ENplease slow down
HD
请帮我一下
ENplease give me a hand
请〜 please do ~ in Chinese: all 6 on one list
| Chinese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | please come in |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please sit down |
| 请等一下 | qǐng děng yíxià | please wait a moment |
| 请给我水 | qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ | please give me water |
| 请慢一点 | qǐng màn yìdiǎn | please slow down |
| 请帮我一下 | qǐng bāng wǒ yíxià | please give me a hand |
请 before a verb is the standard polite imperative, and it is the one word that turns an instruction into a request. 请给我水 shows the order: give-me-water, with the recipient before the thing, which Chinese keeps consistently.