favor de
Spanish
editEtymology
editEllipsis of hágame el favor de (“do me the favor of”).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
edit- please (used before the infinitive of a verb)
- Favor de traerme un café.
- Bring me a coffee, please.
Usage notes
edit- Unlike por favor, favor de may only be used at the beginning of a clause. Favor de is also more polite.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “favor de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014