CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 22 days agoWhy is there no word for please in the Nordic languages?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down18
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minus-squaretrebach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days ago in Dutch they have “als je het blijft” It’s one word in Dutch: “alsjeblieft”. There’s also the more formal equivalent “alstublieft”.
minus-squareLinda R@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoIt’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)
It’s one word in Dutch: “alsjeblieft”. There’s also the more formal equivalent “alstublieft”.
It’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)