favor de

Spanish

Etymology

Ellipsis of hágame el favor de (“do me the favor of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈboɾ de/ [faˈβ̞oɾ ð̞e]
• Syllabification: fa‧vor de

Preposition

favor de

1. please (used before the infinitive of a verb)

   Favor de traerme un café.

   Bring me a coffee, please.

Usage notes

• Unlike por favor, favor de may only be used at the beginning of a clause. Favor de is also more polite.

See also

• a favor de
• por favor

 

Further reading

• “favor de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28