уходите пожалуйста
ukhodite pozhaluysta
In Russian, "please leave" is translated as уходите пожалуйста (ukhodite pozhaluysta).
The phrase is used to make a polite request for someone to go away or to exit a specific place.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word пожалуйста is a particle used to soften requests and it can be placed either before or after the verb. When addressing one person with whom you are on informal terms, you use the singular imperative form уходи пожалуйста. When addressing more than one person, or when you are in a formal situation, you use the plural imperative form уходите пожалуйста.
How do you pronounce it?
ukhodite pozhaluysta
Did you know?
- The word пожалуйста contains an ancient suffix, -ста, that has been extinct in the Russian language for generations. While modern speakers use the word to be polite, most do not realize the ending was originally an emphasis particle.
- The word пожалуйста is so versatile that it can actually function as a way to say 'you are welcome' in response to 'thank you'. In this context, it is not a request but a polite acknowledgement.
- In Russian, there is a distinct difference between 'leaving' a room уходить and 'leaving' an object behind, which uses a completely different verb оставлять.
Example conversation
A woman is trying to finish a meeting but a man keeps talking.
- Анастасия AnastasiaАлександр, уходите пожалуйста.Aleksandr, ukhodite pozhaluysta.Alexander, please leave.
- Александр AleksandrЯ ещё не закончил разговор.Ya yeshchyo ne zakonchil razgovor.I haven't finished my conversation yet.
- Анастасия AnastasiaМне очень нужно побыть одной.Mne ochen' nuzhno pobyt' odnoy.I really need to be alone.
- Александр AleksandrХорошо, я ухожу.Khorosho, ya ukhozhu.Fine, I'm leaving.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries пожалуйста, CC BY-SA 4.0.
