·−−· ·−·· · ·− ··· ·
"Please" in Morse code is ·−−· ·−·· · ·− ··· ·.
Leave a short gap between letters. In writing, the letters are separated by a space. At standard timing a dot lasts one unit, a dash three units, the gap inside a letter one unit, the gap between letters three units and the gap between words seven. "Please" takes 47 units, about 2.8 seconds at a speed of 20 words per minute.
Meaning: Morse code for "Please" (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Letter by letter: P is ·−−·, L is ·−··, E is ·, A is ·− and S is ···.
How do you pronounce it?
di-dah-dah-dit di-dah-di-dit dit di-dah di-di-dit dit
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the gaps between letters. Without them, P ·−−· can be read as E and G · −−·, which changes the message.
Did you know?
- Experienced operators hear whole words as rhythms instead of counting dots and dashes, the way a reader sees words instead of letters.
- Ships stopped relying on Morse code for distress calls in 1999, when the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System took over.
