بفرمائید = اول شما

Question

همانگونه که میدونید یکی از تعارفات ما ایرانیها استفاده از الفاظ معموله به هنگام ورود یا خروج از یه مکان است که از کلماتی مثل "بفرمائید" یا "اول شما" و غیره استفاده میکنیم. در انگلیسی هم یه همچنین چیزی هست ولی ضعیفتر. میخوام چند تا اصطلاح برای دوستان بنویسم و امیدوارم مفید باشه. در ضمن اگه اصطلاحات دیگه میدونید حتما بنویسید تا هممون یاد بگیریم.

After you

Go on

You first

You may go first

Go ahead

___________

Ladies first

Ladies before gentlemen

در جواب معمولا اینا استفاده میشه

Thank you

No, after you

No, you first

Never before you

Answer 1

Hi,

 

Age before beauty.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/age_before_beauty

Comments

Hi Dear Ali
Something on the same page: Now most often used humorously or lightheartedly, and usually said by a younger person to an older friend or relative out of mock pity (for being so much older and unattractive -- even if such is not the case). In most instances it would be considered rude for a younger man to say this to an older woman ;-)

What's your idea? :)

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It seems it has two sides, this and the one you've mentioned.

Older people should be given precedence over the younger and, by implication, more beautiful. This is normally used jocularly, often by the older person in order to flatter the younger.

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