Texting
stp
AbbreviationInformalA1Meaning
s'il te plaît
« S'il te plaît » in three letters, in a message to someone you address as tu: a friend, a sibling, a classmate. Never on a sign, which addresses everyone as vous.
How it is said
s'il te plaît
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
A text between friends, a note left for a flatmate.
Example
Tu peux acheter du pain en rentrant stp ?
Can you buy some bread on your way home please (stp)?
In the DELF
reading A2
Watch out
The svp / stp difference is the vous / tu one: it depends on who you are writing to, not on the level of politeness.
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