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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) Herhāl dit, asseblief |
| Albanian | Ju lutem, më thuaj edhe një herë |
| Amharic | እባክህ ያልከዉን ድገምልኝ። (i’bakih yalekewin degemelegn!) እባክሽ ያልሽዉን ድገሚልኝ። (i’bakish yaleshiwn degemilign) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(mumkin ti'ool/ee taani?) ممكن تقول ثاني؟ |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
3ida men fadlak |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(f - a'īd min fadlik / m - a'id min fadlak!) أعد من فضلك |
| 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 |
| Assamese | আপুনি অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আকৌ এবাৰ? (aapuni anugroha kori akow ebar?) |
| Bengali | আবার ববেলন প্লিজ (abar bobelon pliz) |
| Bhojpuri | तनी फिर से बोला (tani fir se bola) |
| Breton | Lavar-se en-dro, mar plij |
| Bulgarian | Mоля те, повтори (Molya te povtori) - inf Mоля Ви, повторете (Molja vi povtorete) - frm Може ли да повторите? (Može li da povtorite?) - inf Може ли да повториш? (Može li da povtoriš?) - frm |
| Burmese | Pyan-pyàw-ba-oùn |
| Catalan | M'ho pot repetir, sisplau? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 唔該你講多一次吖?
(m̀hgòi néih góng dō yātchi a) 唔該再講 (m̀hgòi joi góng) |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 你可以再講冇？ (ngi2 ko3i1 zai5 gong3 mo?) |
| 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?) |
| Corsican | Pudete ripetela? |
| Czech | Můžeš to zopakovat? (inf) Můžete to zopakovat? (frm) Prosím, zopakujte/řeknĕte to ještĕ jednou (frm) Prosím, řekni to ještě jednou (inf) Prosím, řekněte to ještě jednou (frm) |
| Danish | Kan du/de sige det igen? |
| Dutch | Kun U dat herhalen alstublieft? (frm) Kun je dat herhalen alsjeblieft? (inf) |
| Esperanto | Ĉu vi povus ripeti (mi petas)? |
| Estonian | Kas Sa sāksid seda korrata? |
| Finnish | Sanotko uudelleen, kiitos? |
| French | Pouvez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? |
| Frisian (North) | Weesegödj än seed wi |
| Friulian | Podes tu ripetilu? |
| Galician | Por favor, pódeme dicir eso outra vez? (frm) Pódesme dicir eso outra vez? (inf) |
| Georgian | თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორეთ
(thu sheidzleba gaimeoreth) - frm თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორე (thu sheidzleba gaimeore) - inf |
| German | Könnten Sie das wiederholen? |
| German (Bavarian) | Sog's no moi |
| Greek (Modern) | Μπορείτε να επαναλάβετε; (Mporite na epanalavete?) |
| Gujarati | મહેરબાની કરીને મને ફરીથી કહેશો (meharbani karine mane farithi kehso) |
| Haitian Creole | Ou ka repete souple? |
| Hebrew | (tahzor od pa-am be-vakasha!) תחזור עוד פעם בבקשה! |
| Hindi | क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं (Kyā āp issey dohrā 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) |
| Kannada | ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹೇಳಿ (innomme hēḷi) ಇನ್ನೊಂದ್’ಸಲ ಹೇಳಿ (inn'ond'sala hēḷi) |
| Khmer | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត (sohm niyay m'dawng tiat) |
| Kinyarwanda | Subiramo |
| Korean | 다시 한번 말씀해주시겠어요? (Tashi hanbŏn malssŭmaejushigessŏyo?) |
| Lakota Sioux | Akhé eyá yo/ye / po/pe |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າໃໝ່ເບິ່ງດູ (Kállunā 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 Ве молам повторете (Ve molam povtorete) - frm |
| Malay | Tolong ulang sekali lagi / Tolong ulang semula / Sila ulang |
| Malayalam | ഒന്നുകൂടി പറയാമോ? (onnukōdi parayamō) |
| Maltese | Erġa għidli jekk jogħġbok / Tista terga tirrepeti? |
| Māori | Tēnā koa, kōrero mai anō |
| 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) |
| Papiamento | Bo por ripiti e mesun cos pami plies Porfabor Bo por bisami un biaha mas e mesun cos |
| Persian (Farsi) | 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? |
| Punjabi | ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕਹੋ ਜੀ? / دوبارہ کہو جی؟ (dubārā kahō jī?) |
| Quechua | ¿Yapa chayta rimaykuwankimanchu ¿Huq kuti rimaykuwankimanchu? ¡Allichu, huq kuti rimaway! |
| Romanian | Poţi să repeţi, te rog? (inf) Puteţi să repetaţi, vă rog? (frm) |
| Romansh | Pudessas ti repeter quai? |
| Russian | Повторите, пожалуйста (Povtorite pozhalujsta) |
| Samoan | Fa'amolemole, toe fai mai lau tala |
| 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 |
| Sinhala | කරැණාකරල ඒක නැවත කියන්න පුළුවන්ද (karunākarala eka navata kiyanna puluvandha?) |
| Slovak | Môžeš to zopakovať? (inf) Môžete to zopakovať? (frm) Ako prosím? (in hurry) |
| Somali | Fadlan ku celi |
| Spanish | ¿Me lo puede repetir, por favor? ¿Puede repetirlo, por favor? |
| Swedish | Förlåt? Ursäkta? Förlåt, vad sa du? |
| Tagalog | Pakiúlit mo yon |
| Tahitian | Tapiti na pa'i |
| Tamil | திரும்ப சொல்லுங்கள் (thirumba sollungal) |
| Tatar | Qabatlıyalır idígízmí? |
| Telugu | దయచేసి మళ్లీ చెప్పండి ! (dhayachaesi mallee cheppaṅdi!) |
| Tetum | Favor ida bele dehan fali / Favor ida bele repete fali |
| Thai | พูดซ้ำอีกทีสิ
(pôot sám èek tee sì) พูดอีกทีได้ไหม (pôot èet tee dâi mái?) |
| Tibetan | དེ་ཡང་སྐྱར་གསུང་རོགས་གནང་། (te yâng-kyar soong rog nâng?) |
| Tigrinya | እስከ ድገመለይ (Eske Digemeley) m/sg እስከ ድገምለይ (Eske Digemiley) f/sg |
| Tongan | Fakamolemole toe tala mai |
| Tswana | Ke kopa o boeletse gape |
| 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? |
| Võro | Pallun ütle tuud viilkõrd |
| Welsh | Allech chi ddweud hynny unwaith eto? (frm) Allet ti ddweud hynny unwaith eto? (inf) |
| Wolof | Ndax mën nga ko waxaat su la neexee? |
| 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? |
| Yorùbá | Jọwọ, tun un sọ |
| Yucatec Maya | Ka a'alé |
| Zulu | Ukwazi ukukuthi futhi na? |
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