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Sentence #2591627

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raggione raggione July 20, 2013 July 20, 2013 at 3:49:22 PM UTC link Permalink

"give me the bill", I would think

MethodGT MethodGT July 26, 2013 July 26, 2013 at 5:29:48 PM UTC link Permalink

Whether you're trying to be polite or not, "give" still needs the object "me" (or "us"), which is what I think Raggione was trying to say.

Could you give me the bill, please?
Could you bring us the bill, please? (But that's already used.)

Why did you get rid of "kindly"? I personally wouldn't use it, but I've heard plenty of Indians say it.

Could you kindly give us the bill, please? (?)

tanay tanay July 26, 2013 July 26, 2013 at 5:35:21 PM UTC link Permalink

Done.

Language note:
You may use "kindly" between "you" and "give".

Eldad Eldad July 26, 2013 July 26, 2013 at 7:47:42 PM UTC link Permalink

Please add a comma before "please".

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #455500অনুগ্রহ করে বিলটি দেবেন?.

Could you please kindly give the bill?

added by tanay, July 14, 2013

Could you give the bill please?

edited by tanay, July 20, 2013

Could you give me the bill please?

edited by tanay, July 26, 2013

Could you give me the bill, please?

edited by tanay, January 30, 2014

linked by deyta, August 25, 2016