varsågod
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- varsego, vassego (reproducing informal speech)
- var så god
- vsg (abbreviation)
Etymology
[edit]From var (“be”, imperative of vara) + så (“so”) + god (“good”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]varsågod (plural varsågoda)
- here you are, there you are (said when handing something over to someone)
- it’s nothing (response to a “thank you”)
- Synonyms: ingen orsak, det var så lite, det var så lite så
- (somewhat formal) please (used to introduce an offer)
- Var så god och sitt.
- Please, have a seat.
- Varsågoda och ta för er av smörgåsbordet.
- Please, help yourselves to the smorgasbord.