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How to ask someone to repeat something you haven't understood or didn't hear clearly.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m = said by men, f = said by women
| Language | Please say that again |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kan jy dit weer sê? (inf) Kan u dit weer sê? (frm) Herhaal dit, asseblief |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | (a'ed men fadlek! - m / a'eedi men fadleki - f) أعد من فضلك |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | (mumkin ti'ool/ee taani?) ممكن تقول ثاني؟ |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | ('awwedha 'afak) عودها عفاك |
| Armenian (Western) | Հաճիս, ատիկա կրնաս/ք կրկնել: (Hajis, adiga grnass/grnak grgnel?) |
| Bulgarian | Може ли да го повторите (Mozhe li da go povtorite) |
| Burmese | Pyan-pyàw-ba-oùn |
| Catalan | M'ho pot repetir, sisplau? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 唔該你講多一次吖?
(m̀gòi néih góng dō yātchi a) 唔該再講 (m̀gòi joi góng) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 麻煩你再説一邊
[麻烦你再说一边]
(máfán nǐ zài shuō yībiān) 請你再説一次好嗎？ [请你再说一次好吗？] (qǐng nǐ zài shuō yīcì hǎo ma?) |
| Czech | Můžeš to zopakovat? (inf) Můžete to zopakovat? (frm) Prosím, zopakujte/řeknĕte to ještĕ jednou |
| Danish | Kan du/de sige det igen? |
| Dutch | Kun je/U dat herhalen alstublieft? |
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi povus ripeti, mi petas? |
| Estonian | Kas Sa saaksid seda korrata? |
| Finnish | Sanotko uudelleen, kiitos? |
| French | Pouvez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? |
| Georgian | თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორეთ
(tu šeiżleba gaimeoret) - frm თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორე (tu šeiżleba gaimeore) - inf |
| German | Könnten Sie das wiederholen? |
| Greek | Μπορείτε να επαναλάβετε; (Mporite na epanalavete?) |
| Hebrew | (tahzor od pa-am be-vakasha!) תחזור עוד פעם בבקשה! |
| Hindi | क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं (Kyaa aap issey dohraa saktey hain?) |
| Hungarian | Megismételné? |
| Icelandic | Gætirðu sagt þetta aftur? Gætirðu endurtekið þetta? |
| Indonesian | Bisa tolong diulangi? |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᑏ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᑦ Atii uqakkannirit |
| Iñupiaq | Atii uqatkannigit |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Abair sin arís, le do thoil |
| Italian | Potresti ripetere per favore? (inf) Potrebbe ripeterlo per favore? (frm) |
| Japanese | もうひとつ言ってください (Mō hitotsu itte kudasai) |
| Khmer | Sohm niyay m'dawng tiat |
| Korean | 다시 한번 말씀해주시겠어요? (Tashi hanbŏn malssŭmaejushigessŏyo?) |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າໃໝ່ເບິ່ງດູ (Kállunaa wâo mai boeng duu) |
| Latin | Dic iterum sivis / Iterum dicere potes? |
| Latvian | Lūdzu, pasakiet to vēlreiz! |
| Lithuanian | Gal gali pakartoti? |
| Macedonian | Те молам повтори
(Te molam povtori) - inf Може ли да повториш уште еднаш? (Mozhe li da povtorish ushte ednash?) - inf Ве молам повторете (Ve molam povtorete) - frm Може ли да повторите уште еднаш? (Mozhe li da povtorite ushte ednash?) - frm |
| Malay | Tolong ulang sekali lagi / Tolong ulang semula |
| Maltese | Tista terga tirrepeti? |
| Māori | Tena Koa he korero ano |
| Mongolian | Дахин хэлж өгнө үү? (Dahin helj ügnü üü?) |
| Nepali | फेरि भन्नुस् (pheri bhannus) |
| Norwegian | Kan du si det igjen? |
| Occitan | O pòdes tornar dire? (inf) O podètz tornar dire? (frm) |
| Persian | مي شه دوباره بگيد؟ (miše dobâre begid?) خواهش مي کنم دوباره تکرار کنيد (khahesh mikonam dobare tekrar konid) |
| Polish | Czy możesz to powtórzyć? |
| Portuguese | Pode repetir isso, por favor? |
| Romanian | Poţi să repeţi, te rog? (inf) Puteţi să repetaţi, vă rog? (frm) |
| Russian | Повторите, пожалуйста (Povtorite pozhalujsta) |
| Scottish Gaelic | A can thu sin a-rithist, ma's e do thoil e? (inf) A can sibh sin a-rithist, ma's e bhur toil e? (frm/pl) An abair sin a-rithist thu, ma's e do thoil e? (inf) An abair sin a-rithist sibh, ma's e bhur toil e? (frm/pl) |
| Shona | Ndinokumbirawo kuti muzvitaure futi |
| Slovak | Môžeš to povedať ešte raz? (inf) Môžete to povedať ešte raz? (frm) |
| Spanish | ¿Me lo puede repetir, por favor? ¿Puede repetirlo, por favor? |
| Swedish | Förlåt? Ursäkta? Förlåt, vad sa du? |
| Tagalog | Pakiúlit mo yon |
| Thai | พูดซ้ำอีกทีสิ? พูดอีกทีได้ไหม (pôot èet tee dâi mái?) |
| Turkish | Bir daha söyler misiniz? |
| Urdu | (kya ap ise dobarah keh saktay hain? کیا آپ اسے دوبارہ کہسکتےہیں؟ |
| Vietnamese | Xin ông nhắc lại điều ấy? |
| Welsh | Allech chi ddweud hynny unwaith eto? (frm) Allet ti ddweud hynny unwaith eto? (inf) |
| Xhosa | Ndicela uphinde / Khawuphinde utsho / Yitsho kaphinda |
| Yiddish | (Bite, zogt dos vider a mol)
ביטע, זאָגט דאָס ווידער א מאָל (Kenstu dos nokhamol iberzogn?) כענסטו דאָס נאָכאַמאָל איבערזאָגן? |
| Zulu | Ukwazi ukukuthi futhi na? |
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