Spanish words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “please” in Spanish
Please is a word kids are already asked to say all day long, so using the new-language version is an easy swap rather than a new habit.
Please in Spanish
por favor
Sounds like ≈ pohr fah-BOHR
Good to know: Spanish v sounds close to a soft b, so favor comes out nearer "fah-BOHR" than "fah-VOR".
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Spanish songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
¡Sí, por favor!
Yes, please!
from Por Favor y Gracias (Please and Thank You)
¡Más, por favor!
More, please!
from Yo Quiero (I Want…)
¡Tres, por favor!
Three, please!
from En el Mercado (At the Market)
3 songs that teach it
“Please” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Spanish with its English meaning.
Por Favor y Gracias
Please and Thank You · Greetings · Free
- por favor · please
- gracias · thank you
- de nada · you're welcome
- perdón · sorry
Yo Quiero
I Want… · I Like, I Want, I Can · Premium
- quiero · I want
- quiero jugar · I want to play
- no quiero · I don't want
- me gustaría · I'd like
En el Mercado
At the Market · In the Town · Premium
- el mercado · the market
- buenos días · good morning
- quisiera · I'd like
- por favor · please
Also sung in: Buenos Días, Adiós, Amigos, Mamá y Papá, Abuela y Abuelo, Salta y Corre, Vamos a Cantar, Cuando Sea Grande, Caza de Pistas and 7 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1At snack time, hand things over when your child asks with por favor. Keep it playful, not a test.
- 2Turn it around: you ask for things with por favor and let your child decide whether to hand them over.
- 3Run a pretend café where every order needs a por favor and every delivery gets a thank you.
Related Spanish words
“Please” in other languages
Sing it in Spanish, free
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Spanishhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Spanish songs with your family.