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How do you say "Could you speak more slowly?" in Japanese?
Use this in many everyday situations when you need the other person to repeat or slow down.
Could you speak more slowly?
聞き返し
Use ゆっくりおねがいします (yukkuri onegai shimasu) in many everyday situations when you need the other person to repeat or slow down. Treat it as a fixed phrase you learn as one practical chunk.
Answer
Two layers, same practical line
ゆっくりおねがいします
ゆっくり おねがいします
yukkuri onegai shimasu
Lesson body
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Quick use
Use ゆっくりおねがいします (yukkuri onegai shimasu) in many everyday situations when you need the other person to repeat or slow down. Use it when the pace is the main problem, not the content itself.
Chunk or pattern
- This is a fixed phrase.
- Learn the whole line first instead of rebuilding it word by word.
- Once it feels automatic, it becomes much easier to use under pressure.
Helper words and endings
おねがいします: polite request ending. In practice, learn it as "please."
Practical note
You can repeat this during the same conversation if the other person speeds up again.