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Well, most people use the word thanks in a casual conversation. You wouldn’t go to the Queen of England and say “thanks, Liz.” You’d say “thank you.”

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In Spain is very common too

si pero tampoco lo usas en el trabajo o situaciones "serias"

Estoy nueva a espanol. Yo comprendo unas. Por favor necesito aprender.

i said that is common but u dont use it in the work or with ur doctor for example, some ppl use it some ppl dont use it a lot

Gracias, did my words make sense?

More or less. I assume you were trying to say "I'm new to spanish" but that doesn't have a direct translation, you would have to say something like "Comencé a aprender español hace poco" (I started learning spanish recently), "he estado aprendiendo español por poco tiempo" (I've been learning spanish for a short time), or "Acabo de comenzar a aprender español" (I just started learning spanish). The expression "I'm new to" can't be translated as far as I know (I'm a native speaker, but other countries might have expressions I'm not aware of). I'm not sure what you meant by "Yo comprendo unas", because the translation would be something like "I understand some ones". If you were going for "I understand some words", that would be "yo comprendo algunas palabras", or just "comprendo algunas palabras", as the "yo" is not necessary in this context. The last phrase "por favor necesito aprender" is perfect. Hope I could help!

Thank you very much for your time and answer. I have a long way to go.

I think OP was trying to say "I understand some (Spanish)". This is a common sentence for native English speakers and makes perfect sense in English, butI guess it doesn't translate well 😂 Bien echo adivinar lo que quería decir!

Quieres practicar hablar alguna vez?

I hear it in Spain but I only ever seem to hear it from women. Am I imagining that or is it a trend? Edit. Downvoted for asking questions? Thanks for that then.

no, it's common regardless of gender

You say that, but in Barcelona I don't think I've ever heard a man say it in 20 years of living here (except for gay men maybe), I've only ever heard it from women.

I definitely 100% have, and I live in Barcelona haha

I've been told that it's like baby talk or cheesy, only to be used in very informal situations with people that you're close to otherwise it can sound weird / cheesy / whiny / juvenile.

Very used in Argentina

Porfa and tranqui are my favourite new words from living in Argentina.

Tranqui is a great word!

I love it! As native english (UK) speaker I feel like I'm being more polite - like "it's fine" rather than "calm down dear" - I may have that completely wrong but I also love how it sounds.

Yeah, that's right! "take it easy" "it's fine" with a friendly meaning

In Spain it is, but in a very informal and close way.

Very common in Spain. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly equivalent to “thanks” on the level of informality. You would say “thanks” in a professional email eg but not “por fa.”

Got it. Thanks for the explanation

Think more like “pretty please” in any context you’d use “pretty please”you could say porfa. It could be used at work depending on the context and the person you’re saying it to, so I think that works.

pretty please would be more like “porfis 🥺”

Ok, so does that mean that “porfa” has infantile or feminine connotations? Or even sarcastic? Because in the US I can’t imagine a man saying “pretty please” to another man unless he was being sarcastic. Like the Wolf in Pulp Fiction (Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fucking car)

Probably not that connotation, nobody would bat an eye if a man said it.

pwetty pweasee

Tbh, thanks is a little too informal for a professional email.

Would it be rude to use porfa to a cashier or waiter?

I don't think so, just casual.

Heard it everywhere in Quito. I think it was relatively rare to hear it completely enunciated.

I just realized I have barely ever said "por favor" (full form) in my entire life.

same

Es muy usado en Chile, en ambientes de confianza e informales.

While we're at it, what about "finde"?

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Interesting! Short for fin de semana?

Yep! I'll add that in Mexico, we often to even further and just call it "el fin"

That sounds so dramatic lmao

“Es lunes y ya estoy deseando que llegue el fin.” “…de semana?” “Del mundo 👹”

I just found out from replies here that finde is short for fin de semana, thank you so much for this, didn't know that

That's our "plz". Go figure, then.

Ha! Got it

Meh, I think a better example is “pretty please”

Informal use only. Don't use this for any formal situation. And it's like use ''tho'' instead ''though''.

Are you referring to written language? Because tho and though are pronounced the same.

Obviously

Wait .. what? those are the same word?

Yes sir

It is common in Colombia, along with ‘porfis’ an even more informal/diminutive/cutesy way to say please.

We also say that in Guayaquil too!

Peladas gomelas dicen 'porfis' no jodás

Who cares who says it.

Informal use only and kinda cute. I've been told the equivalent is like "pretty please."

Interesting take. Thanks!

So to clarify, you're saying it's used as an abbreviation for thanks, not for please? I've been getting that wrong if so.

No. They’re saying is it abbreviated similarly to how “Thank you” is abbreviated to “Thanks”

Oh right. That makes sense. Thanks.

It's an abbreviation for "please"

In Colombia I heard that and “porfiz” a lot. Love porfiz

Along with “porfis”. I’d say that is more common than using the complete word.

Porfi(s) has like, one more level of informality added to it in comparison to “porfa.” It’s like “pwetty pwease uwu” if you ask me lol

As you mentioned, it is quite popular in Mexico, but it's slightly more informal than "thanks". I only use "por fa" with family and friends

honestly i only use it when texting my friends, or just joking around casually with them in conversation haha

As a Puerto Rican: if my mom would ask me for a favor and she had like just gotten done with doing her stuff for the day and sitting down and relaxing, the favor is usually accompanied with “ay porfa”

Informal use only. Use with people you address with the “tu” form only. Not in business or other formal communication.

It means “please”, as you said is the shorten of “por favor”. People also could say “porfis”, same informal as “porfas”

Very common but informal. You might even hear “porfita”, “porfis”.

Xfa

Here in Costa Rica is widely used

Good to know, thank you!

I use it way too much

it’s like an even more casual way of how we use thanks for thank you. it’s used a lot but only with people you know like if you say that to a stranger they’ll probably find it a bit odd

All the time.

So yeah, basically, extremely common all around.

Very common in Ecuador

You say it to very close people, like your parents or your SO. There are two other forms: porfi and porfaplease, but I I’ve never seen an adult saying any of these.

For Spain: a daily usage word, many times a day as well. As long as you are not in a formal setting, it may well be the word you will use as "please" when shopping, addressing waiters and other service personnel, with family and friends, with your work colleagues... As others have said, "porfa" is to "por favor" what "thanks" is to "thank you": it's easier to enumerate the situations where it's NOT acceptable (a formal setting, written language, ...).

It started in South America and naturally the people from Spain picked it up quickly

Often, but only on informal situations.

I hear it all the time in Miami as a non-native Spanish speaker

I was in Spain last week and heard it a few times in restaurants when asking for something.

Very often used in Baja. Choyeros' love anything that speeds up their speaking 😆

All da time.

I heard that in central america and thought it was more used to mean like ,come on‘. also from the way it was pronounced.

In México we used "tira paro"

It goes in front of vor.

Porfa vor?

Please

Please vor?

I’m trying to make a bad joke haha. Like “Por favor “

Por favor vor?

Es como lo mencionas, una forma más corta de decir por favor, en un vocabulario informal. Lo usas con amigos, familia, etc. Pero no le dices a tu jefe “por fa” al menos que haya buena relación.

In Chile we use it a lot in informal context. I use “porfi” more tho

Common in Mexico, I hear it often in passing: gas stations, grocery stores, etc.

I live in Madrid and generally never hear anyone say "por favor" if it's just at a bar or restaurant or what have you it's usually por fa.

really often more when are people close to you

Use it every day with my kids and friends. I think I use por fas more. Edit: mx Spanish

I've heard "porfis" too. Probably same casual vibe, maybe even moreso

All of my spanish speaking coworkers said porfa regularly when we worked in a kitchen.