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
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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
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].
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