Markdown lesson
How do you say "Please speak slowly" in Japanese?
Use this with friends or new people when you need the other person to repeat or slow down.
Please speak slowly
聞き返し
Use ゆっくりはなしてください (yukkuri hanashi te kudasai) with friends or new people 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
ゆっくりはなしてください
ゆっくり はなし てください
yukkuri hanashi te kudasai
Lesson body
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Quick use
Use ゆっくりはなしてください (yukkuri hanashi te kudasai) with friends or new people 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
ください: direct polite request.
Practical note
You can repeat this during the same conversation if the other person speeds up again.