Translation of Turkish word "lütfen" to English
lütfen
/ljtfen/
Meaning
interjectionAdverb and interjection meaning 'please'. Used to make a request polite.
How to use
Politeness particle, freely placed — sentence-initial, final or mid. Turkish has no separate polite verb form, so 'lütfen' does that work. Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
please
Example
Bana tuzu uzatır mısın lütfen?
Could you pass me the salt, please?
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Common phrases
- çok lütfen— very
Frequency rank: #58 in Turkish
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What does the Turkish word "lütfen" mean?▼
The Turkish word "lütfen" means "please" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Bana tuzu uzatır mısın lütfen?" (which translates as "Could you pass me the salt, please?").
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