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11 Jan 2020
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Question about Afrikaans
How do you say this in Afrikaans? "Here you go" (when giving smth to someone)
How do you say this in Afrikaans? "Here you go" (when giving smth to someone)
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You can simply say "hierso" as you give it to the person
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@Triggerfappy115 got it. So what can I say to the lady if i want to let her first through the door?
In dutch they use "alstublieft" in that kind of situations. Is there a universal word for that in Afrikaans as well?
In dutch they use "alstublieft" in that kind of situations. Is there a universal word for that in Afrikaans as well?
- Afrikaans
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A direct translation for “alstublieft” in Afrikaans is “asseblief”, but you can also say to the lady “jy eerste” ( you first) or “jy kan eerste gaan” (you can go first). There isn’t really a universal word in my opinion
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@Adriaan_VanNiekerk Got it, but I heard that "asseblief" does not work like alstublieft" in Dutch. In Dutch it takes both "please" and "here you go" forms.
One more question: When you go there to the shop and the lady is giving you the stuff or change then what is she saying to you then?
One more question: When you go there to the shop and the lady is giving you the stuff or change then what is she saying to you then?
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@Aro_Arkadio I don't believe there is a single word that you can use, I would usually just say 'stap maar eerste'.
If you want to seem extra polite you could say 'dame' as you gesture for her to go first.
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@Triggerfappy115 It exists in a lot of languages as an appart word (ie. buyrun=Turkish), in some languages it exists as a double meaning (Dutch, Polish, Russian etc.). But as I suppose it would be akward if I would say to an Afrikaans person: "Asseblief" when giving something isn't it?
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@Aro_Arkadio As for the change, the cashier will probably say something like 'hier is jou kleingeld'.
She might also say 'daarsy', which is basically a word to mark the end of your interaction with that person.
Yes, 'asseblief' would seem awkward in that situation, unless you are actually begging the person to walk first.
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