The German word "bitte" means "please".

Combined with other words, it means more:

Bittebitte! (expandable by as many "bitte" as you want) = Prettyplease!
Wie bitte? = Say what?
Bitteschön (literally: pleasenice) = There you are.
Bittesehr (pleasevery) = There you are.
Na, bitte! = Told you so.
Also bitte! = Stop that!
Aber bitte doch! = Go ahead!
Bitte was? = That's impossible.
WIE BITTE?! = ARE YOU F*CKING SERIOUS?!

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@jensclasen nice one! Short addendum: The more common use of "wie bitte?" is "(I beg your) pardon?" when someone did not clearly understood what was said.
The "Say what?" translation is possible, when the speaker is more agitated. "wie bitte?!"