どうぞ
どうぞ · douzo · JLPT N5 · adverb
please
🚪 Sounds like door-zo: hold the door and say go ahead, please
どうぞ (douzo) starts with a long dō that sounds like English door. You say it when offering something or letting someone go first, like holding a door open: after you, by all means. Pair it with どうも (thanks) as the reply.