Dios te lo pague

Asturian

Asturian phrasebook
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Alternative forms

Dios-y lo pague (formal)

Etymology

Literally, “May God pay it for you”, akin to Mirandese Dius te lo pague.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjos te lo ˈpaɡe/ [ˈd̪jos̪ t̪e lo ˈpa.ɡe]
  • Syllabification: Dios te lo pa‧gue

Interjection

Dios te lo pague

  1. thanks, thank you
    Synonym: gracies
    • c. 1850, Teodoro Cuesta, "Felicitación en dialecto asturiano"‎[1], Mieres:
      "Dios i lo pague" i dixe
      "Thank you" I said to him
    • 1884, Perfecto Fernández Usatorre, Manín el Güerfanu‎[2], Oviedo:
      Dios te lo pague, mocina, y te dé un mociquín güenu.
      ¡Oh, Siñor! ¡Dios i lo pague! ¡Vusté ye un ánxel benditu!
      Thank you, girl, and may [God] give you a good boy
      Oh, Lord! Thank you! You are a blessed angel!
    • c. 1930, Nené Losada, Cantares Valdesanos‎[3], Valdés:
      La oveya que me vendiste
      Dios te la pague, Pascual,
      The sheep you sold to me
      Thank you for it, Pascual
    • 1944, María Josefa Canellada, Tres Encantos‎[4], Cabranes:
      “Á mantina, Dios te lo pague, qu’alcuentro la torta cocíu y el pote puestu”
      “Non, mante, yo non fui.”
      "Hey honey, thank you, for I find the flatbread cooked and the broth prepared"
      "No, honey, it wasn't me"
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