mas e do thoil e
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Phrase edit
- please (used to make a polite request)
Usage notes edit
- Usage of this phrase is not uncontroversial. It is considered by many to be excessively formal and anachronistic, or an importation of English-language values foreign to Gaelic society. Some native speakers use it, but many use different ways of expressing politeness, such as indirect questions and formal vocabulary.
Related terms edit
- mas e ur toil e (“plural or formal singular”)