"Дайте мне яблоко, пожалуйста."

Translation: Give me an apple, please.

[izakbabel]

Is this an acceptable (or polite) way to ask for an apple?

[deactivated user]

Yes, it is.

[Nuept]

I'd add that if you ask one person like that then it's very polite because you use the "respectful" form of the verb so to say.

[haimerdinger]

what is the diffrence between меня and мне ?

[deactivated user]

• Меня is the accusative case, used for direct objects.
• Мне is dative case, used for indirect objects.

The exact meaning depends on the verb, but generally direct object is more strongly affected by the action than the indirect object. With «дай», the thing given (я́блоко) is the direct object, and the receiver (мне) is the indirect object.

[haimerdinger]

Спасибо

[Jeffrey855877]

Мне is dative case, used for indirect objects (here "

[AmEm68]

Why is "Give the apple to me, please" incorrect?

[Darkwisp]

Report it!

[NickPoulsen]

So why is the "please" moved around a lot, either before or after the subject?

[Natalia302555]

Structure of a sentence is very flexible in Russian.

[MannyMtz1Up]

Whats the difference between
"Дайте яблоко, пажалуиста" and "Дайте мне яблоко, пажалуиста"??

[level.zero]

Is 'pass me' not an acceptable translation for 'дайте мне'?

[Nuept]

"Pass me" is more "Передайте мне"

[TFG]

Why does it sound like she's saying данте instead of дайте?

[VEddie]

According to this site, it is pronounced as "die-teh"

You should give it a try, pronouncing new words is much easier than using Google Translate or Forvo (thought I still use 'em at times)

http://russiangram.com/

[diogogomez]

Great site, bookmarked. Thank you for the link.

[Chiffewar]

Which of these are acceptable?
Дайте мне, пожалуйста, яблоко.
Пожалуйста, дайте мне яблоко.
Дайте яблоко, пожалуйста.

[deactivated user]

All of them are used in Russian (although the second one sounds a bit less natural than the 1st and the 3rd).

[Natalia302555]

All of them are good.

[ginger_aleeeee]

What verb form is дайте?

[mki775319]

дать