How to pronounce “please”
Say “please” in one beat
please
/pliz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pliːz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pleasepliz
- IPA (American)
- /pliz/
- IPA (British)
- /pliːz/
- Respelling
- PLEEZ
- Syllables
- 1 — please
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pliz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/pliz/
/pliːz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “please” means
- verb
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
“These colors please the senses”
- verb
be the will of or have the will (to)
“he could do many things if he pleased”
- verb
give satisfaction
“The waiters around her aim to please”
Say it in a sentence
“Please close the window before you leave the room.”“please”, answered
How do you pronounce “please”?
“please” is pronounced /pliz/ (PLEEZ) in American English and /pliːz/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pliz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “please” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pliz/ — a single beat.
Is “please” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pliz/ (PLEEZ); British English says /pliːz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “please” mean?
As a verb: give pleasure to or be pleasing to For example: “These colors please the senses” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “please”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pliz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “please” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.