Phrase guide

please speak more slowly

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَكَلَّم بِبُطْء أَكْثَر مِن فَضْلِكَ (takallam bi-buṭʔ ʔakṯar min faḍlika) — please speak more slowly
  • Arabic: تَكَلَّمِي بِبُطْء أَكْثَر مِن فَضْلِكِ (takallam bi-buṭʔ ʔakṯar min faḍliki) — please speak more slowly
  • Belarusian: гавары́це паво́льней, калі́ ла́ска (havarýcje pavólʹnjej, kalí láska) — please speak more slowly
  • Bengali: দয়া করে আস্তে আস্তে বলবেন (doẏa kore aste aste bolben) — please speak more slowly
  • Bulgarian: мо́ля, говоре́те по-ба́вно (mólja, govoréte po-bávno) — please speak more slowly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請說慢一點 /请说慢一点 (qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎn) — please speak more slowly
  • Czech: mluvte prosím pomaleji — please speak more slowly
  • Danish: har du mulighed for at tale lidt langsommere? — please speak more slowly
  • Danish: tal langsommere — please speak more slowly
  • Dutch: spreek alstublieft langzamer — please speak more slowly
  • Dutch: spreek alsjeblieft langzamer — please speak more slowly
  • Esperanto: bonvolu paroli pli malrapide — please speak more slowly
  • Estonian: palun rääkige aeglasemalt — please speak more slowly
  • Finnish: voitko puhua hitaammin? — please speak more slowly
  • Finnish: voitteko puhua hitaammin? — please speak more slowly
  • French: parlez plus lentement, s'il vous plaît — please speak more slowly
  • Galician: por favor, fale máis amodo — please speak more slowly
  • Georgian: გთხოვთ, ილაპარაკოთ შედარებით ნელა (gtxovt, ilaṗaraḳot šedarebit nela) — please speak more slowly
  • Georgian: გთხოვთ, უფრო ნელა ილაპარაკოთ (gtxovt, upro nela ilaṗaraḳot) — please speak more slowly
  • Georgian: უფრო ნელა ისაუბრეთ, თუ შეიძლება (upro nela isaubret, tu šeiʒleba) — please speak more slowly
  • German: sprechen Sie bitte langsamer — please speak more slowly
  • Greek: μιλάτε πιο αργά, παρακαλώ (miláte pio argá, parakaló) — please speak more slowly
  • Hebrew: נא לדבר לאט יותר (na ledabér leát yotér) — please speak more slowly
  • Hindi: कृपया ज़रा धीरे बोलिये (kŕpyā zarā dhīre boliye) — please speak more slowly
  • Hindi: धीरे-धीरे बोलिये (dhīre-dhīre boliye) — please speak more slowly
  • Hungarian: kérem, beszéljen lassabban — please speak more slowly
  • Hungarian: kérlek, beszélj lassabban — please speak more slowly
  • Icelandic: gætirðu talað hægar? — please speak more slowly
  • Icelandic: geturðu talað hægar? — please speak more slowly
  • Icelandic: talaðu hægar — please speak more slowly
  • Jamaican Creole: tek yuh time an' talk — please speak more slowly
  • Japanese: もっとゆっくり話してください (motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai) — please speak more slowly
  • Korean: 좀 더 천천히 말씀해주세요 (jom deo cheoncheonhi malsseumhae-juseyo) — please speak more slowly
  • Lithuanian: kalbėkite prašau lėčiau — please speak more slowly
  • Macedonian: ве молам зборувајте побавно (ve molam zboruvajte pobavno) — please speak more slowly
  • Navajo: hazhóʼógo yáníłtiʼ — please speak more slowly
  • Ojibwe: nawaj ina weweni gidaa-giigid? — please speak more slowly
  • Iranian Persian: لُطْفاً آهِسْتِهتَر حَرْف بِزَنید (lotfan âheste-tar harf bezanid) — please speak more slowly
  • Polish: proszę mówić wolniej — please speak more slowly
  • Portuguese: por favor fale mais devagar — please speak more slowly
  • Romanian: vă rog să vorbiți mai rar — please speak more slowly
  • Romanian: Vorbiți, vă rog, mai puțin repede — please speak more slowly
  • Russian: говори́те ме́дленнее, пожа́луйста (govoríte médlenneje, požálujsta) — please speak more slowly
  • Slovak: hovorte prosím pomalšie — please speak more slowly
  • Spanish: por favor, habla más despacio — please speak more slowly
  • Spanish: por favor, hable más despacio — please speak more slowly
  • Swedish: tala långsammare är du snäll — please speak more slowly
  • Swedish: kan du vara så snäll och tala långsammare? — please speak more slowly
  • Thai: พูดช้าลงหน่อย (pûut cháa long nɔ̀i) — please speak more slowly
  • Turkish: lütfen daha yavaş konuşun — please speak more slowly
  • Turkish: lütfen daha yavaş konuş — please speak more slowly
  • Ukrainian: говорі́ть пові́льніше, будь ла́ска (hovorítʹ povílʹniše, budʹ láska) — please speak more slowly
  • Urdu: مِہْرْبانی کَرْکے دھِیرے بولِیے (mihrbānī karke dhīre boliye) — please speak more slowly
  • Vietnamese: làm ơn nói chậm hơn — please speak more slowly
  • Welsh: siaradwch yn arafach os gwelwch yn dda — please speak more slowly
  • Welsh: siarada'n arafach os gweli di'n dda — please speak more slowly
  • Yup'ik: kitak cukaunak qanqaa — please speak more slowly