{"id":7626,"date":"2017-01-31T20:59:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T20:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=7626"},"modified":"2017-01-31T20:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T20:59:59","slug":"saying-please-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/saying-please-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Please in Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ice cream<\/a> by Clemens v. Vogelsang<\/a>. Licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a> via Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Last week, we learned several different ways to say thank you in the creatively titled post, Saying Thank You in Swedish<\/a>. When you\u2019re learning a new language, all of those polite words can really come in handy. So let\u2019s take a look at how to say please in Swedish.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m kidding. Kind of. Of course you say please in Swedish. But this is one of those words that new Swedish learners really struggle with sometimes. That\u2019s because a lot of the times, you use the word tack<\/em>. Thank you. For example, if your friend asks you if you want more ice cream (and of course you do) then you might respond \u201cyes, please.\u201d Let\u2019s take a look at that in Swedish:<\/p>\n

\u2013Vill du ha mer glass?
\n<\/em>\u2013Ja, tack!<\/em><\/p>\n

Notice how we use tack<\/em> there? It\u2019s almost as if, in Swedish, you\u2019re thanking the person in advance. What if you\u2019re a little eager for that ice cream? You might ask your friend for more ice cream before they even get a chance to ask you.<\/p>\n

\u2013Kan jag f\u00e5 mer glass, tack?<\/em><\/p>\n

There it is again: \u201ccan I have some more ice cream, please?\u201d We\u2019re using tack<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re overwhelmed by the amount of thanking going on in Swedish. There are a few other ways of saying please without using tack<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sometime you\u2019ll hear the word sn\u00e4lla<\/em> as please. Sn\u00e4ll<\/em> means nice or kind. So you\u2019re essentially appealing to a person\u2019s kindness. It\u2019s also usually used by children. So instead of a friend, let\u2019s look at a child who wants a little more ice cream from their father.<\/p>\n

\u2013Sn\u00e4lla pappa, kan jag f\u00e5 mer glass?<\/em><\/p>\n

So here we have an English sentence similar to: \u201ccan I please have some more ice cream, dad?\u201d The child is appealing directly to the kindness of their father.<\/p>\n

Similarly, you can use sn\u00e4ll<\/em> or v\u00e4nlig<\/em> to appeal to a person\u2019s kindness as a form of please:<\/p>\n

\u2013Vill du vara sn\u00e4ll och ge mig mer glass?
\n<\/em>\u2013Vill du vara v\u00e4nlig och ge mig mer glass?<\/em><\/p>\n

Literally, you\u2019re asking someone if they can be nice and give you some more ice cream. This is a perfectly acceptable way to say please, although it can sometimes sound a bit formal, so be aware of that.<\/p>\n

Can you think of other ways to say please in Swedish that you\u2019ve heard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week, we learned several different ways to say thank you in the creatively titled post, Saying Thank You in Swedish. When you\u2019re learning a new language, all of those polite words can really come in handy. So let\u2019s take a look at how to say please in Swedish. You don\u2019t. I\u2019m kidding. Kind of…<\/p>\n

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