Please speak more slowly in many languages

Note: in some case this phrase is translated as "Could you speak more slowly, please?"

Language Please speak more slowly
Afrikaans Praat stadiger asseblief
Albanian Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, ju lutem? (formal)
Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, të lutem? (informal)
Amharic እባክህ ቀስ ብለህ ተናገር። (i’bakih kes bileh tenagger) - m
እባክሽ ቀስ ብለሽ ተናገሪ። (i’bakish kes bilesh tenaggeri) - f
Arabic
(Egyptian)
(mumkin titkallim bilrrāha) ممكن تتكلّم بالرّاحة
Arabic (Modern Standard) (takallam bibuṭ' min fadlak/ik) تكلم ببطء من فضلك
Arabic
(Moroccan)
(tkellem beshwīya afak!) تكلم بشوية عفاك
Armenian (Eastern) Խնդրում եմ, դանդաղ խոսեք: (Kh.ndrum em dandagh khosek)
Aromanian Vã plãcãrsescu zburãts niheamã ma peanarga (formal)
Vã plãcãrsescu trãdzets-li zboarãli niheamã (informal)
Assamese আপুনি অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি লাহে লাহে কওঁক?
(aapuni anugroha kori laahe laahe kouk?)
Azerbaijani Zəhmət olmasa asta-asta danışın
Basque Astiro-astiro hitz egin mesedez
Belarusian Калi ласка, размаўляйце павольней!
(Kali laska, razmauljajc'e pavol'nej!)
Bengali আস্তে বলবেন কি?   (aste bolben ki?)
Bhojpuri तनी धीरे बोला (tani dhiire bola)
Bulgarian Моля, говорете по-бавно
(Molja, govorete po-bavno) frm
Моля, говори по-бавно
(Molja, govori po-bavno) inf
Breton Komzit gorrekoc'h mar plij
Catalan Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau
Chamorro Pot fabot kuentos ladespasio
Chinese
(Cantonese)
你可唔可以講慢小小呀? (néih hóm̀hóyíh góng maahn síusíu a)
請你講慢啲 (chéng néih góng maahn di)
Chinese
(Mandarin)
麻煩你講慢一點 [麻烦你讲慢一点] (máfan nĭ jiǎng màn yīdiǎn)
Choctaw Salaha hosh anumpoli
Cimbrian Ich vórs-ach zo prèchtan mèeront laise
Cornish Peidy clappia mouy cuzal?
Croatian Možeš li pričati sporije? (inf)
Možete li pričati sporije? (frm)
Czech Prosím mluv pomaleji (inf) Prosím mluvte pomaleji (frm)
Danish Vil du tale lidt langsommere?
Dutch Kunt u wat langzamer praten, alstublieft?
Esperanto Parolu pli malrapide (mi petas) / Malrapidiĝu
Estonian Palun rääkige aeglasemalt
Faroese Hevði tú vinarliga kunna tosa eitt sindur seinni?
Finnish Puhuisitteko hieman hitaammin?
French Est-ce que vous pourriez parler plus lentement, s'il vous plaît?
Friulian Fevele planc par plàse!
Galician Por favor, pode falar maís amodo? (frm)
Por favor, podes falar maís amodiño? (inf)
Georgian თუ შეიძლება უფრო ნელა ილაპარაკე
(thu sheidzleba uphro nela ilaparake)
German Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
Greek Παρακαλώ μιλάτε πιο αργά (Parakaló miláte pyo argá) - inf
Παρακαλώ μίλα πιο αργά (Parakaló míla pyo argá) - frm
Gujarati તમે મહેરબાની કરીને થોડું ધીરે બોલશો
(tame meharbani karine thodu dhire bolso)
Haitian Creole Souple pale dousma / Ou ka pale dousman souple?
Hausa Fadi sannu sannu
Hawaiian E ʻōlelo mālie
Hebrew (efshar ledaber yoter le-at?) אפשׁר לדבּר יותר לאט?
Hindi कृपया ज़रा धीरे बोलिये। (Kṛipayā zarā dhīre boliye)
Hungarian Tudna lassabban beszélni? (frm)
Tudnál lassabban beszélni? (inf)
Icelandic Gætirðu talað hægar? Viltu tala svolítið hægar?
Indonesian Tolong bicara pelan sedikit
Inuktitut ᐊᑏ ᐅᖄᓚᓗᐊᙱᓚᑎᑦ
(Atii uqaulahaluanngilutit/uqaalasaluanngilutit)
Iñupiaq Atii uqaulasraluanngiluitin
Irish (Gaelic) An miste leat labhairt níos moille?
An bhféadfá labhairt níos moille, le do thoil?
Italian Può parlare più lentamente?
Japanese ゆっくり話してください (yukkuri hanashite kudasai)
Javanese nuwun sewu, saged ngendiko langkung cetha
Kannada ಸಲ್ಪ ಮೆಲ್ಲಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡಿ (salpa mellage mātāḍi)
ಸಲ್ಪ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತಾಡಿ (salpa nidhāna'vāgi mātāḍi)
Kazakh Ақырындап сөйлеңізші (Aqırındap söyleñizşi)
Klingon QIt yIjatlh
Korean 천천히 말씀해 주세요 (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae jeseyo)
Lao ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ (kálunaa wâo sâa sâa)
Latin Sodes, loquere paulo lentius
Latvian Lūdzu, runājiet lēnāk
Lithuanian Prašom pakartoti lėtai, Prašom kalbėti lėčiau
Lojban e'o ko masno lenu bacru / e'o ko jdika leka ce'u sutra lenu bacru
Luxembourgish Schwätzt wann ech glift méi lues
Macedonian Те молам зборувај побавно
(Te molam zboruvay pobavno) - inf
Ве молам зборувајте побавно
(Ve molam zboruvayte pobavno) - frm
Malay Boleh cakap perlahan sedikit?
Malayalam പതുക്കെ സംസാരിക്കാമോ?
(pathukke samsarikkamo?)
Maltese Jekk jogħġbok, tkellem iktar bil-mod
Māori Tēnā koa, āta kōrero
Manx Loayr-shiu ny smelley, my sailliu (frm)
Loayr ny smelley, my sailt (inf)
Marathi कृपया जरा हळु बोला (kṛupayā jarā haḷu bolā)
Mongolian Илүү удаан ярина уу (Iluu udaan yarina uu)
Navajo Háázhó’ógo bee ádíní
Nepali बिस्तारै भन्नुस् (bistaarai bhannus)
Norwegian Vær vennlig og snakk saktere
Kan du være så snill å snakke litt saktere?
Occitan Pòdes parlar mens aviat? (inf)
Podètz parlar mens aviat? (frm)
Okinawan よ一んな一話し吳みしぇーびり (yoonnaa hanashi kwimisheebiri) - frm
よ一んな一話し吳みそーり (yoonnaa hanashi kwimisooree) - pl
よ一んな一話し吳りよ (yoonnaa hanashi kwiriyo) - inf
Pashto كرار كرار خبرې كوه
(karaar karaar khabaree kawa)
Persian ميشه آهسته تر صحبت کنيد؟
(mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid)
خواهش مي کنم آهسته تر صحبت کنيد
(khahesh mikonam ahesteh tar sohbat konid)
Polish Proszę mówić wolniej (frm) Mów wolniej (inf)
Portuguese Por favor fale mais devagar, Por favor, fale mais lentamente
Fale mais devagar (Brazil)
Punjabi ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲੋ ਜੀ। / تُسیں مہربانی کر کے ہولی بولی جی
(tusī̃ kirpā karkē hɔlī bōlō jī)
Quechua ¿Allichu, Allillamanta rimaykuwankimanchu?
¿Susigullawan rimaykuway!
Romanian Puteţi să vorbiţi mai rar?
Romansh Pudessas ti discurrer pli plaun?
Russian Вы не могли бы говорить помедленнее?
(Vy ne mogli by govorit’ pomedlennee?) - frm
Помедленнее, пожалуйста!
(Pomedlennee požalujsta!) - inf
Saami Hála gulul
Samoan Fa'amolemole, ia fa'atelegese lau tautala
Scottish Gaelic An urrainn dhut bruidhinn nàs maille? (inf)
An urrainn dhuibh bruidhinn nàs maille? (frm/pl)
Serbian Можеш ли причати спорије?
(Možeš li pričati sporije?) - inf
Можете ли причати спорије
(Možete li pričati sporije?) - frm
Shona Ndinokumbirawo kuti musakurumidze kutaura
Slovak Hovorte prosím pomalšie
Slovenian Govorite, prosim, bolj počasi
Govorite počasi, prosim
Govorite počasneje, prosim
Somali Tartiib u hadal!
Spanish Por favor hable más despacio
Swahili Tafadhali sema polepole
Swedish Var snäll och tala långsammare
Tagalog Pwede mo bang bagalan ang iyong pagsasalita?
Tahitian Faa taere te parau
Tamil மெதுவாக பேசுங்கள் (medhuvaaga pesungal)
Tatar äkrenrek söyleşígízçí
Telugu దయచేసి నెమ్మదిగా మట్లాడండి !
(dhayachaesi nemmadhigaa matlaadaṅdi!)
Tetum Favor ida koalia neneik ituan
Thai พูดช้าลงหน่อย (pôot cháa long nòi)
Tibetan ད་དུང་ག་ལེར་ག་ལེར་གསུང་གནང་དང་།
(tâtung kalay-kalay soong nâng dâng)
Tigrinya ቀስ በል (qes bel)
Tswana Bua ka bonya
Turkish Lütfen daha yavaş konuşun
Ukrainian Ви не могли б розмовляти повільніше
(Vy ne mogly b rozmovljaty poviľniše) - frm
Розмовляй повільніше
(Rozmovliaj poviľniše) - inf
Urdu (kya ap ise ahistah keh sakte hain?) کیا آپ آہستہ کہسکتےہیں؟
Uzbek Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring (frm)
Venetian Parla più lento par piaser
Parla più lento par cortexìa
Vietnamese Làm ơn nói chậm hơn
Volapük Begob, pükolös nevifikumo
Welsh Siaradwch yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda (formal)
Siarad yn arafach, os gweli di'n dda (informal)
Wolof Ndax mën nga wax ndànk su la neexee?
Yiddish זײַ אַזױ גוט, און רעד פּאַמאַלעכער
(Zay azoy gut, un red pamelekher)
Xhosa Khawucothise
Yorùbá Jọwọ, rọra maa sọrọ
Zulu Ngicela ukhulume kancane

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