"Quaeso, da mihi hoc vinum."

Translation: Please give me this wine.

[friskefox]

This is the most useful sentence I have learned in Latin thus far.

[JacquesFre5]

I wish you have just started the contest for the most useful Latin sentence thus far.

[Scian4]

I once met a Frenchman who knew three words of English: "One beer please"

[Wes69754]

Why isn't this "Please give me that wine?" How would "Please give me that wine" be said? And, why the comma? Is that necessary in Latin?

[Rae.F]

"This" is "hoc". You can remember from the logical fallacy "post hoc ergo proper hoc"---after this, therefore because of this.
http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/pronoun:hoc
http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/adjective:hic

"That" is "ille".
http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/pronoun:ille
http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/pronoun:illa
http://latindictionary.wikidot.com/pronoun:illud

[Dominic674845]

I wrote "Please, give to me this wine" and it marked it wrong. The dative "mihi" should also be recognized as "to me."

[CaliforniaNorma]

Yes, either "give to me this wine, give this wine to me, or give me this wine" in English, since we're so relaxed about word order and use of prepositions! ;-) The first sounds quite poetic!

[KlausLuger999]

"Please, give me this wine" she begged, shakily.