Grammatical class

Adjective

poli

polite

Details

Syllables

po-li

Phonetics

po.li

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

8928

Freq. (movies)

5574

Freq. (news)

15085

Sentences

Tu es poli.

You're polite.

A1

Tom est poli.

Tom's polite.

A1

J'étais poli.

I was courteous.

A1

Tu es trop poli.

You're too polite.

A1

Ça paie d'être poli.

It pays to be polite.

A2

Tom essaya d'être poli.

Tom tried to be polite.

A2

Si Tom était poli, il nous aurait remerciés pour ça.

If Tom were polite, he would have thanked us for that.

B1

Monsieur Smith est trop poli pour dire du mal d'autrui.

Mr Smith is too polite to say anything bad about others.

B1

Nelson Mandela était courtois et poli envers tout le monde.

Nelson Mandela was courteous and polite to all.

B1

Dans votre situation, je serais plus poli. Qui sait ce qui pourrait arriver...

In your situation, I'd be more polite. Who knows what might happen...

B1

Sois poli !

Be courteous.

B2

Il n'est pas poli de regarder fixement les gens.

It isn't polite to stare at people.

B2