Ok, Lemmy, let’s another play a game!

And I honestly think this one’s more important.

Post how many languages in which you can say Please and Thank You, including your native language. If you can, please provide which languages and how to phonetically say them so the rest of us can learn!

I spent a fair amount of bopping around Europe in the early Aughts and as a native English speaker, I found everyone appreciating my bad mangled attempts at politeness.

  • yool_ooloo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 days ago

    English: Please : Thank you

    French: Aujourd’hui : Merci

    Spanish: Por Favor : Gracias

    German: Regenbogen : Danke

    Swedish: tillhör alla : tack

    EDIT: This was just a small play at poetry as I wish I knew all of these languages but do not

    • foliekatt@feddit.nu
      1·
      3 days ago

      Swede here. “Tillhör alla” means ”belongs to everyone”. There isn’t a precise word for “please” in Swedish, we say thanks instead. Or sometimes we use the phrase “could you be so kind to…”. I struggle to say please in English and I probably sound harsh and bad-mannered.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
      5·
      4 days ago

      Aujourd’hui means today. You’re looking for: s’il vous/te plait.

      In German, bitte is please (and part of you’re welcome) but regenbogen means 🌈, so youre still spreading happiness.

      I remember I once told a German person ‘ich besuche dich diese wochenende.’ I’ll visit you this weekend. I meant to wish them a nice weekend. They were quite surprised as we met in a professional work setting, not social, lol.