Dutch

Interjection

alstublieft

1. (formal) please
2. (formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else)

Usage notes

Alstublieft is used when giving a payment to a salesperson, to which the salesperson responds with "dank u wel". 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

• a.u.b.
• alsjeblieft (informal)