alstublieft

== Dutch == === Etymology === A contraction and univerbation of als +‎ het +‎ u +‎ belieft, literally “if it pleases you”. Calque of French s'il vous plaît. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑ(l)styˈblift/ Hyphenation: als‧tu‧blieft Rhymes: -ift === Interjection === alstublieft (formal) please (formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else) ==== Usage notes ==== Alstublieft is generally used when giving a payment to a salesperson, to which the salesperson responds with dank u wel or an equivalent. It is also used by the salesperson when returning change to the customer, in which case the customer responds with dank u wel upon having received the change. ==== Synonyms ==== (only the sense "please"): a.u.b. (both senses): alstu, alsjeblieft (informal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Berbice Creole Dutch: asblifu Skepi Creole Dutch: asublifi