Please say that again

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 կրնա՞ս կրկնել: (Hajees adeega guhrnas guhrgnel?) inf Հաճիս ատիկա կրնա՞ք կրկնել: (Hajees adeega guhrnak guhrgnel?) frm
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	(Efshar leagid shuv?) אפשר להגיד לי שוב?
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?
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?
Mongolian	Дахин хэлж өгнө үү? (Dahin helj ügnü üü?)
Norwegian	Kan du si det igjen?
Occitan	O pòdes tornar dire? (inf) O podètz tornar dire? (frm)
Persian	(Mish tekrar konid?) میشه تکرار کنید؟
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)
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 dobarah keh saktay hein?) 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)
Yiddish	(Kenstu dos nokhamol iberzogn?) כענסטו דאָס נאָכאַמאָל איבערזאָגן?
Zulu	Ukwazi ukukuthi futhi na?

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