mas e do thoil e

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Phrase

mas e do thoil e

  1. please (used to make a polite request)

Usage notes
  • Usage of this phrase is not uncontroversial. It is considered by many to be excessively formal and anachronistic, or an importation of English-language values foreign to Gaelic society. Some native speakers use it, but many use different ways of expressing politeness, such as indirect questions and formal vocabulary.
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