Пожалуйста, пропустите меня вперёд.

Пропустите is the imperative form of пропустить, meaning let through / allow to pass / let go ahead.

In this sentence, it is the polite singular or plural command form:

• said to one person politely
• or to more than one person

So it means something like:

• Please let me through
• Please let me go ahead

The ending -ите is typical for many polite/plural imperative forms in Russian.

Compare:

• пропусти = let through! (informal, to one person)
• пропустите = let through! (polite to one person, or to several people)

So the sentence sounds respectful and normal for speaking to strangers, people in a line, passengers, and so on.

Because пропустить кого? takes the accusative case.

The pronoun я changes like this:

• я = I
• меня = me

So:

• пропустите меня = let me through

This is similar to English object pronouns:

• I → subject
• me → object

Here вперёд means forward, ahead, or to the front.

In this sentence, it suggests movement past other people:

• in a queue
• on public transport
• in a crowd
• through a doorway

So пропустите меня вперёд is not just let me pass, but more specifically let me go ahead / let me move forward.

Yes, you can say Пожалуйста, пропустите меня.

The difference is:

• пропустите меня = let me through / let me pass
• пропустите меня вперёд = let me go forward / let me move ahead

Adding вперёд makes the direction more explicit. It is useful when you want to get past someone physically or move toward the front.

Yes, пожалуйста is flexible.

All of these are possible:

• Пожалуйста, пропустите меня вперёд.
• Пропустите меня, пожалуйста, вперёд.
• Пропустите меня вперёд, пожалуйста.

Putting пожалуйста at the beginning sounds natural and polite. Russian word order is often flexible, especially with politeness words like this.

It is polite, but it is still a direct request.

Why it sounds polite:

• пожалуйста softens it
• пропустите is the respectful you form

Still, it is more direct than some English phrases like:

• Could you let me through, please?
• Would you mind letting me pass?

Russian often uses the imperative politely in everyday situations, especially when asking strangers to make room.

The basic verb is пропустить.

Its meaning depends on context, but common ones include:

• let through
• allow to pass
• let someone go ahead
• miss / skip in other contexts

Examples:

• Пропустите меня. = Let me through.
• Я пропустил урок. = I missed a lesson.
• Пропустите одну строчку. = Skip one line.

So Russian learners should be aware that пропустить is a very useful verb with several related meanings.

Russian often uses the perfective imperative for a request involving one complete action.

Here, the speaker wants one clear result:

• let me through once
• allow me to move ahead

That is why пропустите from пропустить sounds natural.

If you compare:

• пропускайте would suggest repeated or ongoing action, or a more general instruction
• пропустите asks for one completed act

So the perfective verb fits this situation very well.

Yes, but the exact wording depends on the situation.

This sentence is natural in situations like:

• moving through a crowd
• asking people in a queue to let you go ahead
• trying to get toward the exit on a bus or train

Other common real-life alternatives are:

• Пропустите, пожалуйста. = Please let me through.
• Можно пройти? = May I pass?
• Разрешите пройти. = Allow me to pass.
• Можно вперёд? = Can I go ahead?

So your sentence is correct and understandable, but in many situations Russians may choose a shorter version.

They are related but not the same.

• вперёд = forward / ahead as direction or movement
• впереди = in front / ahead as position

Examples:

• Идите вперёд. = Go forward.
• Машина впереди. = The car is in front.

In Пожалуйста, пропустите меня вперёд, you need вперёд because the idea is movement forward.

Yes, it is often written вперед in ordinary text, even though the pronunciation is вперёд.

This is common in Russian:

• ё is sometimes replaced in writing by е
• native speakers usually know which word is meant from context

For learners, writing вперёд with ё is helpful because it shows the correct pronunciation and stress.

The main stresses are:

• пожа́луйста
• пропусти́те
• меня́
• вперёд

So the sentence is pronounced approximately like:

• пожа́луйста, пропусти́те меня́ вперёд

Stress is important in Russian, because it is not always predictable from spelling.

Yes. The same structure works with other direct objects in the accusative case.

For example:

• Пропустите женщину вперёд. = Let the woman go ahead.
• Пропустите ребёнка вперёд. = Let the child go ahead.
• Пропустите пассажиров вперёд. = Let the passengers go ahead.

So the pattern is:

Пропустите + direct object + вперёд

No, Russian word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural than others.

Possible variants:

• Пожалуйста, пропустите меня вперёд.
• Пропустите меня вперёд, пожалуйста.
• Меня пропустите вперёд, пожалуйста. — more emphasis on me
• Вперёд пропустите меня, пожалуйста. — possible, but less neutral

The most neutral and natural choices are usually:

• Пожалуйста, пропустите меня вперёд.
• Пропустите меня вперёд, пожалуйста.

Yes. To one friend or someone you address with ты, you would usually say:

• Пожалуйста, пропусти меня вперёд.

Here:

• пропусти = informal singular imperative
• пропустите = polite singular or plural

So the original sentence uses the formal/respectful form appropriate for strangers or formal situations.