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Belarusian
Etymology
Literally, "if pleasure; if it pleases you".
Pronunciation
Interjection
калі́ ла́ска • (kalí láska)
- please (a polite request)
2014 [1891], Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Анка Упала, Прыгоды Шэрлака Холмса (зборнік), Litres (2019), translation of The Red-Headed League, →ISBN:Ну што, сэр, калі́ ла́ска, кро́кам руш наве́рх, дзе вам пададу́ць кэб, які завязе́ ва́шую вялі́касць у паліцэ́йскі пастару́нак!- Nu što, ser, kalí láska, krókam ruš navjérx, dzje vam padadúcʹ keb, jaki zavjazjé vášuju vjalíkascʹ u palicéjski pastarúnak!
2022, Андрэй Латыголец, Дні без лета, Litres, →ISBN:
- please (an affirmative to an offer)
2018, Яўген Аснарэўскі, Трыкутнік Караля, Litres, →ISBN:— Я гісто́рык, пагляджу́ тро́хі, што тут у зямлі́ мо́жа быць. — Так-так, калі́ ла́ска, — ве́тліва адказа́ў не́йкі тып...- — Ja históryk, pahljadžú tróxi, što tut u zjamlí móža bycʹ. — Tak-tak, kalí láska, — vjétliva adkazáŭ njéjki typ...
- — I'm a historian, I'm going to take a look at what might be hidden here in the ground. — Yes, yes, please, — politely responded some guy...
Usage notes
- In response to дзякуй (dzjakuj, “thank you”), няма за што (njama za što) should be used instead.
References
- “калі ласка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org