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-In Sweden we usually aren't wery polite. We don't say you (ni) we say you (du). Sooooometimes we say Herrn/Farbror (sir) or Fru/Tant (miss) but that is usually when we talk to elder people who were raised and born in a generation when swedes called eachother so.
+==Being polite in Sweden==
+In Sweden we usually don't use many polite forms.
+We don't say you (ni) we say you (du).
+Sometimes, we say Herrn/Farbror (sir) or Fru/Tant (miss) but that is usually when we talk to elder people who were raised and born in older generations.
+==How to say please==
+Here are some ways to say please in Swedish:
+*Räck mig min väska, tack. – Pass me my bag, please.
+Tack can be used as both please and thank you in many cases.
+*Räck mig min väska är du snäll. – Be a doll and pass me my bag.
+*Räcker du mig min väska? – Would you mind passing me my bag?
+*Räck mig min väska, så [letar jag efter den]. – If you pass me my bag, [then I will look for it].