Visitors may be surprised to discover that "please" doesn't work quite the same way across the Nordic countries – revealing a very different way of thinking about politeness.
It’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)
It’s one word in Dutch: “alsjeblieft”. There’s also the more formal equivalent “alstublieft”.
It’s pronounced practically as one word. And so are its French and Swedish counterparts. But all three languages have it built out of three separate words. There’s a reason Dutch shortens it as “a.U.b.” :)