Language/Swedish/Grammar/Be-Polite
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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨BE POLITE¨ in Swedish
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Be polite in Swedish[edit | edit source]
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Pass me my bag,
please. |
Räck mig min väska,
tack |
rehk may mihn vehs kah,
tahk |
Passe minha bagagem,
por favor |
Be a doll and
pass me my bag. |
Räck mig min väska
är du snäll. |
rehk may mihn vehs kah,
ahr dou snehl |
Passe minha bagagem,
por favor |
Would you mind
passing me my bag? |
Räcker du mig
min väska? |
reh kuhr dou may
mihn vehs kah ? |
Se importa de passar
minha bagagem |
If you pass me my bag,
[then I will look for it]. |
Räck mig min väska,
så [letar jag efter den] |
rehk may mihn vehs kah,
soh (lay tahr yoh ehf tehr dahn) |
Se você puder passar
minha bagagem, eu te agradeço. |
Being polite in Sweden[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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].
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