कृपया (kripyaa)
adverb
A polite formal adverb meaning 'please', used to soften requests and commands in careful or written speech; related to the noun कृपा (kripaa, 'kindness/grace').
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please (polite request marker)
adverb Placed at the start of a sentence or clause before an imperative or request, e.g. कृपया बैठिए (kripyaa baithie, 'please sit down').
Synonyms: ज़रा (zaraa, softer/more casual)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word you hear from flight attendants, announcers, and signboards -- कृपया कतार में खड़े हों (kripyaa kataar men khade hon, 'please stand in line') -- rather than something a mother says to her child at home, where ज़रा (zaraa) or just tone of voice does the work instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners overuse कृपया (kripyaa) in everyday spoken requests where it sounds stiff or bureaucratic; in casual speech ज़रा (zaraa) or a polite verb form alone (जैसे बैठिए (baithie)) sounds more natural. 2) It is almost always followed by a formal/polite imperative (आइए (aaie), करें (karen), etc.), not the plain imperative -- pairing it with a casual command form feels mismatched.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया अपनी सीट बेल्ट बाँध लें।
Please fasten your seat belt.
(kripyaa apnii siit belt baandh len।)
कृपया कतार में खड़े हों।
Please stand in line.
(kripyaa kataar men khade hon।)
यात्रियों से अनुरोध है कि कृपया अपना सामान साथ रखें।
Passengers are requested to please keep their luggage with them.
(yaatriyon se anurodh hai ki kripyaa apnaa saamaan saath rakhen।)
कृपया शांति बनाए रखें, नहीं तो सभा स्थगित कर दी जाएगी।
Please maintain silence, otherwise the meeting will be adjourned.
(kripyaa shaanti banaae rakhen, nahiin to sabhaa sthagit kar dii jaaegii।)
कृपया ध्यान दें, गाड़ी संख्या बारह अब प्लेटफ़ॉर्म तीन पर आएगी।
Please pay attention, train number twelve will now arrive at platform three.
(kripyaa dhyaan den, gaadii sankhyaa baarah ab pletform tiin par aaegii।)
सर, क्या आप कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कर देंगे?
Sir, will you please close the door?
(sar, kyaa aap kripyaa darvaazaa band kar denge?)
फ़ॉर्म भरते समय कृपया सभी विवरण सही-सही लिखें।
While filling the form, please write all the details correctly.
(form bharte samay kripyaa sabhii vivran sahii-sahii likhen।)
इस पत्र का उत्तर कृपया शीघ्र भेजें।
Please send a reply to this letter soon.
(is patr kaa uttar kripyaa shiighr bhejen।)
अगर कोई असुविधा हो तो कृपया हमें तुरंत सूचित करें।
If there is any inconvenience, please inform us immediately.
(agar koii asuvidhaa ho to kripyaa hamen turant soochit karen।)
उद्घोषक ने कहा कि यात्री कृपया अपनी टिकट तैयार रखें।
The announcer said that passengers should please keep their tickets ready.
(udghoshak ne kahaa ki yaatrii kripyaa apnii tikat taiyaar rakhen।)