Iltimos
Please
Iltimos = please. Put it first or last in a request: Iltimos, kiring, Bir choy, iltimos.
How It Works
Where it goes. Put iltimos at the start or at the end of the request, with a comma.
- Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring. (Please speak more slowly.)
- Bir choy, iltimos. (One tea, please.)
The verb. A full request uses a polite command: gapir- + -ing → gapiring, ber- + -ing → bering. Do not use the dictionary form in -moq here. In a shop or café you can skip the verb and just name the thing: Bir choy, iltimos.
Asking, not offering. Iltimos is only for asking. When you offer or hand something to someone, say Marhamat.
As a noun. iltimos also means a request or a favor: Sizdan bir iltimosim bor. (I have a favor to ask you.)
Examples (6)
- Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring.
Please speak more slowly.
Word by Word: Please, more-slowly speak.
sekinroq is sekin (slow) + -roq (more).
- Bir choy, iltimos.
One tea, please.
Word by Word: One tea, please.
In a café, the verb can be left out.
- Iltimos, yana bir marta ayting.
Please say it one more time.
Word by Word: Please, again one time say.
- Iltimos, eshikni yoping.
Please close the door.
Word by Word: Please, door-the close.
- Menga suv bering, iltimos.
Please give me some water.
Word by Word: To-me water give, please.
iltimos can also close the request.
- Sizdan bir iltimosim bor.
I have a favor to ask you.
Word by Word: From-you one my-request there-is.
Here iltimos is a noun: a request.
Common Mistakes
Using the dictionary form in -moq instead of a command.
Iltimos, sekinroq gapirmoq.Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring.A request needs a command form. The -moq form only names the action, like "to speak".
Saying iltimos when you hand something to someone.
Iltimos, choy.Marhamat, choy.Iltimos, choy means "Tea, please": you are asking for tea. When you give someone tea, say Marhamat (here you are).
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Excuse Me, Sorry and Polite Commands: -(i)ng.
Related Patterns
- MarhamatHere You Are, Please Go Ahead
Marhamat is the please of offering, while iltimos is the please of asking.
Level 1 - RahmatThank You
After a request is granted, say rahmat (thank you).
Level 1 - -roqComparing with -roq
-roq makes sekinroq (more slowly), a frequent word in requests.
Level 2 - -moqThe Dictionary Form -moq
The dictionary form in -moq is not used for requests.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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