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ole hyvä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • my pleasure phrase A warm reply to thanks, indicating that the speaker was glad to help.
  • please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.

Senses

ole hyvä is used for these senses in English:

  • be my guest (idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
  • feel free (as imperative, in response) You have my permission.
  • here you are (idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.
  • my pleasure A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.
  • please (often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

my pleasure — full definition

  1. phrase A warm reply to thanks, indicating that the speaker was glad to help.
  2. phrase A gracious way of accepting a request or invitation.

please — full definition

  1. verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
  2. adv Used to make a request sound polite.
  3. intj Used to accept an offer politely.
  4. intj Used to express annoyance or disbelief.

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