Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
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) |
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) |
| 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 mluvte pomaleji |
| Danish | Vil du tale lidt langsommere? |
| Dutch | Kunt u wat langzamer praten, alstublieft? |
| Esperanto | Parolu pli malrapide, mi petas |
| 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! |
| 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 |
| 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? |
| Kazakh | Ақырындап сөйлеңізші (Aqırındap söyleñizşi) |
| Japanese | ゆっくり話してください (yukkuri hanashite kudasai) |
| Javanese | nuwun sewu, saged ngendiko langkung cetha |
| 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? Sila ulang |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Romanian | Puteţi să vorbiţi mai rar? |
| Russian | Вы не могли
бы говоpить
помедленнее! (Vy ne mogli by govorit’ pomedlennee) - frm Помедленнее пожалуйста? (Pomedlennee požalujsta?) - inf |
| Saami | Hála gulul |
| 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 |
| Spanish | Por favor hable más despacio |
| Swahili | Tafadhali sema polepole |
| Swedish | Var snäll och tala långsammare |
| Tagalog | Pwéde mo bang bagálan ang iyong pagsasalità? |
| Tahitian | Faa taere te parau |
| Tamil | மெதுவாக பேசுங்கள் (medhuvaaga pesungal) |
| Telugu | దయచేసి నెమ్మదిగా మట్లాడండి ! (dhayachaesi nemmadhigaa matlaadaṅdi!) |
| Thai | พูดช้าลงหน่อย? |
| Tibetan | ད་དུང་ག་ལེར་ག་ལེར་གསུང་གནང་དང་། (tâtung kalay-kalay soong nâng dâng) |
| Tigrinya | ቀስ በል (qes bel) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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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