met twee woorden spreken

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to speak with two words”. The "second word" is the title of the person being addressed, making the sentence more polite. For example: ja, meneer "yes, sir".

Verb

met twee woorden spreken

  1. (idiomatic) to speak politely

Conjugation

Conjugation of met twee woorden spreken: see spreken.
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