How to say "please" in Iraqi Arabic
رَجاءً
rajaa2an
- Without tashkeel
- رجاء
- Franco / chat alphabet
- rajaa2an
- Literally
- as a request
When to use it
Iraqis rarely use a single word for "please". In shops and with strangers you will hear "min fadhlak" or "balla", and a request is often softened with "allah ykhalleek" (God keep you).
Other ways to say it
everyday
مِن فَضلَك
min fadhlak
from your kindness
Polite please to a man; to a woman "min fadhlich".
Iraqi
بَلّا
balla
by God
Very Iraqi, softens any request: "balla, inteeni maay" (water, please).
warm
الله يخَلّيك
alla ykhalleek
may God keep you
Friendly and heartfelt, used with friends and family.
How people reply
تِدَلَّل
tdallal
at your service
حاضِر
7aadhir
right away
In a sentence
بَلّا، إنطيني ماي
balla, inteeni maay
Water please
مِن فَضلَك، وين المَحَطّة؟
min fadhlak, wein il-ma7atta?
Excuse me please, where is the station?
الله يخَلّيك، ساعِدني
alla ykhalleek, saa3idni
Please, help me