alsjeblieft

Dutch

Alternative forms

• asjeblieft (colloquial, mainly Northern Dutch)

Etymology

A contraction and univerbation of als +‎ het +‎ je +‎ belieft. Calque of French s’il te plaît.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑlʃəˈblift/

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• Hyphenation: als‧je‧blieft
• Rhymes: -ift

Adverb

alsjeblieft

1. please.
2. here you are.

Synonyms

• alstublieft (formal, see there for usage note)