"Por favor no sean así."

Translation: Please do not be like that.

[craig.zar210]

man.....in a sentence like this the translation should allow both this/that. they are interchangeable in the english usage

[eshewan]

I don't know that they're interchangeable but both should certainly be accepted here.

[Pannychis]

um i doubt they are.
be like 'this' hints toward a situation that persists
be like 'that' is more for a state that exists in parallel or in a distance.

you are being sad. please don't be like this
you act just like that cranky lady next door. mom please don't be like that (woman)

[Rich__K]

I just answered with 'please don't be like this' and it was accepted, so I guess they've changed this.

[Jeffrey855877]

It's been too long for you to answer directly, so this is a general request:

It could be there was some other error in your sentence, but we can't tell unless you copy and paste your complete answer here. Sometimes it is something really small - like using a contraction "don't" instead of "do not"

[achaldo]

Does that mean the person saying this sentence is talking to multiple people? If you were talking to one person would it be "Por favor no sea asi"?

[jfGor]

Yes of course. 'Sean' is the imperative for ustedes, the plural of usted.

[Orchidspeak]

or seas if you are talking to them in the "tu" form instead of "usted"

[Julestheman]

Thus? Seriously?

[mwylder]

Why is this ser and not estar?

[BillDeak]

«Like this» is not the same as « this way»? Come on! In Spanish dictionaries asi = this way or that way. Son iguales

[jdoak4]

what is sean? when do you use it? why?

[DaneJeffOlson]

el mejor frase que he visto en DuoLingo

[luckyblaze]

SPANISH SHAKESPEARE?? correct translation provided was "PLEASE DON'T BE THUS"!!!!!

[elainekirk]

I agree , it could be subjunctive saying to someone ( oh but ) you are not like this( are you?) , couldn't it . with the words in the parentheses being implied.

[jfGor]

Duo has three meanings in the drop down menu: like that, like this, or that way. On a whim I checked SpanishDict and this is what I got: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/asi

[LucilleHer1]

I thought asi could mean regular also for instance don't act above yourselves.

[junolynn]

Duolingo, please don't be thus!
I actually don't know what I'm telling you, do you?

[kozavr]

IMHO "Please don't you be like that" should be accepted

[alicenahazel]

Correct solution is: "please don't be thus". Is that actual real English? What does it mean?

[PMftW9]

it means "don't be like that."

[poilin2]

Duolingo...i write the correct answer and you don't accept it..it is exactly the same as the duolingo answer...how do i bypass this problem

[hollywoodscoob]

Please don't be thus? Is thus a word? Better to say please don't be like that..

[wklem88]

Why wasn't "Please don't you all be like that." accepted.

[littlefriend24]

"thus"? I have never heard anyone say that word in a context like that.

[CynthiaMar452802]

Your answer is "please, do not be thus"? What the heck answer is that? This is not something that would ever be said in English.

[CynthiaMar452802]

THUS????

[MichaelaMa552821]

Can't i put 'act' instead of 'be'?