How to Say ‘Could you explain again?’ in Italian
Potresti spiegare di nuovo?
poh-TREH-stee speh-GAH-reh dee NOO-voh
[poh-TREH-stee speh-GAH-reh dee NOO-voh]
💬 Usage Tip: potresti is a softer way to ask than a direct puoi. You can reuse that softening with other verbs: potresti ripetere?, potresti aspettare?.
Phrase Breakdown
Potresti
[poh-TREH-stee]
Could you
A polite way to ask someone to do something.
Potresti aiutarmi, per favore?
Could you help me, please?
spiegare
[speh-GAH-reh]
explain
To make something clear or understandable.
Voglio che tu spiegare cosa è successo.
I want you to explain what happened.
di nuovo
dee NOO-voh
again
Phrase meaning once more or another time.
Puoi ripetere di nuovo?
Can you repeat again?
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
of
Used to indicate belonging or a relationship between two things.
Questa è la penna di Mario.
This is Mario's pen.
nuovo
[NOO-voh]
again
Once more; another time.
Puoi ripetere di nuovo la tua domanda?
Can you repeat your question again?
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