alstublieft
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
A Contraction and univerbation of als + het + u + belieft, literally "if it pleases you". Calque of French s’il vous plaît.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
alstublieft
- (formal) please
- (formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
- (only the sense "please"): a.u.b.
- (both senses): alstu, alsjeblieft (informal)