alstublieft
Dutch
Etymology
From als + het + u + belieft, literally "if it pleases you". Calque of French s'il vous plaît.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑlstyˈblift/
audio (file) audio (file) - Hyphenation: als‧tu‧blieft
- Rhymes: -ift
Interjection
alstublieft
- (formal) please
- (formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else)
Usage notes
Alstublieft is generally used when giving a payment to a salesperson, to which the salesperson responds with dank u wel or an equivalent. 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)