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Meaning of tessék | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A1 Common
[ˈtɛʃːeːk]

Definitions

  1. archaic form of tetsszen, third-person singular subjunctive present of tetszik
    alt-of, archaic
  2. please, would you?, kindly (especially towards elderly people, clients, or by children towards adults, used as a polite alternative to the imperative mood)
    auxiliary

Equivalents

Bosanski ime jen los luk
English action go ahead here you are Voila
Esperanto jen
Français allez-y vas-y voilà voilà
Gàidhlig siuthad siuthadaibh
Hrvatski ime jen los luk
Magyar elkezd hozzáfog íme nekilát rajta
日本語 どうぞお先に
Kurdî action are are iste jen los
Latina ecce licet
Latviešu āre lūk re
Malagasy alefa
Nederlands voilà
Polski ot oto śmiało voilà
Português eis vai em frente
Română iată
Српски ime jen los luk
Türkçe iste

Examples

“Nem mert volna hazudni ez asszonynak, még azért sem, hogy tessék neki.”

He had scruples about lying to this woman, even to please her. [translator: John De Villiers (A Living Lie, page 118)]

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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