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WordyladyDecember 2022 Danish doesn’t have one word for ’please’. Instead, a number of phrases are applied for politeness, e.g. - Vil du være så venlig at....(FORMAL)/Vil du være sød at...(INFORMAL)/Gider du at...(VERY INFORMAL) : Would you (please) be so kind as to... - Må jeg bede om... (FORMAL)/Kan jeg få...(INFORMAL) : Could I (please) have... These can be varied endlessly. You can also simply use ’tak’ (thanks) for ’please’: Ja tak : Yes, please; Vær stille, tak: Please be quiet If you’re asked to give or pass something to someone, Danes reply ’Værsgo’ when complying as a kind of ’Please’ or ’Here you are’ |