<p>您请先 is OK and cool among young generation.</p>

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2014-11-11T01:14:06.490Z
2014-11-11T01:14:06.490Z
Feng Dihai
<p>In this situation, I would say "您先请", which works fine.</p>

<p>"您先请" means 'after you', which is very polite.</p>

<p>If you really want to say 'Please, go in front of me' in Chinese, you could say "请走在我前面吧". However, this sounds a little bit strange. Note that you <strong>stand</strong> in a queue, you don't <strong>go</strong> in a queue. So "请站在我前面吧" is better.</p>

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2014-11-10T17:13:43.043Z
Or 你先清, of course.
imrek
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2014-11-11T00:30:36.473Z
Or 你先吧 if you want to sound more casual.
Wang Dingwei
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2014-11-11T13:49:34.413Z
Sorry for the question, but why should you move the verb before the adverbial? Isn't that right to write the adverbial before the verb?
Chiara
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2014-11-11T15:20:34.903Z
@Chiara Generally we put adv. before v. in Chinese. But you know every general rule in a language usually comes with many exceptions... Sorry I can't come up with a reasonable explanation why we say it in that way, maybe it's just an exception here.
Patrick
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2014-11-11T16:30:38.493Z
But is it completely wrong in this sentence to turn them the other way around?
Chiara
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2014-11-12T16:50:28.787Z
@Chiara Of course not, just a little bit strange.
Patrick
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2014-11-10T17:25:26.240Z
Patrick
<p>Imagine You stand in a queue in a super market and you want to let the person behind you in front of you. </p>

<p>I have tried to translate it these ways:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>请，<strong>在我前</strong> 去 吧   (putting only an adverbial in front of the verb)</p></li>
<li><p>请，<strong>在我前</strong> 走<strong>去</strong> 吧   (putting an adverbial in front of the verb and an
complement after the verb to express the action goes away from me)</p></li>
<li><p>请，走<strong>得在我前</strong> 吧   (putting only an complement after the verb)</p></li>
</ul>

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2014-11-10T19:58:54.187Z
In most situations, a polite 请 and a gesture will work.
Colin McLarty
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How to say "Please, go in front of me" when standing in a queue?
# How to say "Please, go in front of me" when standing in a queue?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-10)

Imagine You stand in a queue in a super market and you want to let the person behind you in front of you.

I have tried to translate it these ways:

* 请，**在我前** 去 吧 (putting only an adverbial in front of the verb)
* 请，**在我前** 走**去** 吧 (putting an adverbial in front of the verb and an
  complement after the verb to express the action goes away from me)
* 请，走**得在我前** 吧 (putting only an complement after the verb)

**Tags:** translation, syntax, direction-complement

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In most situations, a polite 请 and a gesture will work.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-10. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

In this situation, I would say "您先请", which works fine.

"您先请" means 'after you', which is very polite.

If you really want to say 'Please, go in front of me' in Chinese, you could say "请走在我前面吧". However, this sounds a little bit strange. Note that you **stand** in a queue, you don't **go** in a queue. So "请站在我前面吧" is better.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Or 你先清, of course.  
> **username_5**: Or 你先吧 if you want to sound more casual.  
> **username_6**: Sorry for the question, but why should you move the verb before the adverbial? Isn't that right to write the adverbial before the verb?  
> **username_3**: @username_6 Generally we put adv. before v. in Chinese. But you know every general rule in a language usually comes with many exceptions... Sorry I can't come up with a reasonable explanation why we say it in that way, maybe it's just an exception here.  
> **username_6**: But is it completely wrong in this sentence to turn them the other way around?  
> **username_3**: @username_6 Of course not, just a little bit strange.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-11. Score: 1

您请先 is OK and cool among young generation.


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