alstublieft

Dutch

Etymology

From als +‎ het +‎ u +‎ belieft, literally "if it pleases you". Calque of French s'il vous plaît.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ift
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IPA^(key): /ˌɑlstyˈblift/

Interjection

alstublieft

(formal) please
(formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else)

Usage notes

Alstublieft is used when giving a payment to a salesperson, to which the salesperson responds with "dank u wel". It is also used by the salesperson when returning change to the customer, in which case the customer responds with "dank u wel" upon having received the change.

Synonyms

a.u.b.
alsjeblieft (informal)

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