Lost the Moment They Started Talking Fast? Ask for This.
To say Slowly, please in Japanese, say ゆっくりお願いします (yukkuri onegai shimasu).
The Japanese was fine until they sped up. One phrase presses the slow-motion button.
ゆっくりお願いします
yukkuri onegai shimasu
Slowly, please
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- ゆっくりお願いします。 yukkuri onegai shimasu. Slowly, please.
- ゆっくり yukkuri 「ゆっくり」 means slowly, and 「お願いします」 is please. Together: slow it down for me.
- すみません、ゆっくりお願いします。 sumimasen, yukkuri onegai shimasu. Sorry, could you say that slowly?
- もう一度、ゆっくりお願いします。 mo ichido, yukkuri onegai shimasu. One more time, slowly please.
- ゆっくりお願いします yukkuri onegai shimasu Say 「ゆっくりお願いします」 and watch them slow right down. Follow for one easy Japan phrase a day.
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