Your Reset Button When Japanese Comes Back Too Fast
To say slowly, please in Japanese, say ゆっくりお願いします (yukkuri onegai shimasu).
You ask your one rehearsed question — and the answer comes back at full speed.
ゆっくりお願いします
yukkuri onegai shimasu
slowly, please
In this video
- ゆっくりお願いします yukkuri onegai shimasu Slowly, please.
- すみません、ゆっくりお願いします。 Sumimasen, yukkuri onegai shimasu. Excuse me — slowly, please.
- もう一度、ゆっくりお願いします。 Mō ichido, yukkuri onegai shimasu. One more time, slowly please.
Why this phrase
The conversation-repair phrase every beginner needs: ゆっくりお願いします ('slowly, please'). Even English/Japanese mix, pairs with すみません and もう一度 for real recovery moments.
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