"A beer, please."

Translation: En øl, takk.

[astronomicarific]

Everyone is saying that takk is thank you, we know that. But why do we use takk here instead of være så snill? Is it a cultural thing, or just a grammar thing?

[jpippenger]

It is a shorten version, of "thanks, please." We use a similar expression when ordering drinks in America. As in the conversation below:

Bartender: What are you having?

Patron: A beer, thanks.

We actual mean, "A beer please and thank you (in advance)."

[norweganbreadpun]

Isn't " a beer, thanks" the more literal translation?

[gardnerbh]

The option for this was "En øl, takk" which seems to be "A beer, thanks" and not "please"

[ItsCarolineAg]

Takk is thank you, vær så snill

[sizzlingdr]

Takk is thank you

[lenxka]

but takk means thank you i am so confused lol

[murhaff]

"Please" can be translated as follows, though not commonly used: "være så snill"

[Iorua]

"please" (on its own) would be "vær så snill". When used in a sentence like "Would you please […]" you use the expression "Vil du være så snill å […]". Note that there are many ways to express yourself in this way, so you will find a variety of examples.