कृपा करके (kripaa karke)
adverb
A polite formal phrase meaning 'please', literally 'having done a kindness'; built from कृपा (kripaa, 'kindness/grace') plus करके (karke, the conjunctive participle of करना (karnaa)).
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please (formal request marker)
adverb Placed at the start of a sentence before an imperative or request, e.g. कृपा करके बैठिए (kripaa karke baithie, 'please sit down').
Synonyms: कृपया (kripyaa, more formal/written), प्लीज़ (pliiz, colloquial, from English)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this from a shopkeeper asking a customer to wait, a receptionist at a hospital, or in the polite instructions on public transport ('कृपा करके कतार में खड़े हों' (kripaa karke kataar men khade hon, 'please stand in the queue')) -- it signals a certain civic or service-oriented formality. Among close friends and family, Hindi speakers usually rely on verb endings and tone rather than an explicit word for 'please', so overusing this phrase at home can sound stiff or theatrical.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this in casual daily speech among friends or family, where it sounds oddly formal or even sarcastic -- प्लीज़ (pliiz) or just a softened imperative with the ईए (iie) ending is far more natural there. 2) It is easy to assume this is interchangeable with कृपया (kripyaa), but कृपया (kripyaa) leans even more towards written notices and announcements, while कृपा करके (kripaa karke) is the version you're more likely to actually hear spoken aloud in a polite formal request.
Sample Sentences:
कृपा करके कतार में खड़े हों।
Please stand in the queue.
(kripaa karke kataar men khade hon।)
कृपा करके अपनी सीट पर बैठे रहें।
Please remain seated.
(kripaa karke apnii siit par baithe rahen।)
कृपा करके थोड़ी देर इंतज़ार कीजिए, डॉक्टर साहब अभी व्यस्त हैं।
Please wait a little while, the doctor is busy right now.
(kripaa karke thodii der intzaar kiijie, doktar saahab abhii vyast hain।)
क्या आप कृपा करके अपना पहचान पत्र दिखा सकते हैं?
Could you please show your ID card?
(kyaa aap kripaa karke apnaa pahchaan patr dikhaa sakte hain?)
यात्रियों से निवेदन है कि कृपा करके अपना सामान साथ रखें।
Passengers are requested to please keep their belongings with them.
(yaatriyon se nivedan hai ki kripaa karke apnaa saamaan saath rakhen।)
मैंने उससे कृपा करके शांत रहने के लिए कहा।
I asked him to please stay calm.
(mainne usse kripaa karke shaant rahne ke lie kahaa।)
अगर आपको कोई समस्या हो, तो कृपा करके हमें बताइए।
If you have any problem, please let us know.
(agar aapko koii samasyaa ho, to kripaa karke hamen bataaie।)
कृपा करके यहाँ धूम्रपान न करें।
Please do not smoke here.
(kripaa karke yahaan dhoomrpaan n karen।)
रिसेप्शनिस्ट ने कहा, "कृपा करके फॉर्म भरकर जमा कर दें।"
The receptionist said, "Please fill out the form and submit it."
(risepshnist ne kahaa, "kripaa karke phorm bharkar jamaa kar den।")
कृपा करके ध्यान दें, अगली ट्रेन प्लेटफ़ॉर्म नंबर तीन से आएगी।
Please note, the next train will arrive from platform number three.
(kripaa karke dhyaan den, aglii tren pletform nambar tiin se aaegii।)