请说慢一点儿。
Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎnr.
Please speak a little more slowly.
Keep the conversation going — please say it again
10 minutes
Ask someone to speak more slowly, repeat a sentence, or explain an unfamiliar word.
How to use these phrases
再 means ‘again’, so 再说一遍 means ‘say it one more time’. 一点儿 softens a request: 慢一点儿 (‘a little slower’). 听懂 combines listening and understanding. 我没听懂 means you did not understand what you heard.
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | a little |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 遍 | biàn | time / complete repetition |
| 听懂 | tīngdǒng | to understand what one hears |
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning |
Example sentences
请再说一遍。
Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.
Please say it again.
对不起，我没听懂。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méi tīngdǒng.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
这个词是什么意思？
Zhège cí shì shénme yìsi?
What does this word mean?
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