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How to Say ‘Slower, please’ in Mexican Spanish

Más despacio, por favor

mahs dehs-PAH-syoh pohr fah-BOR

[mahs dehs-PAH-syoh pohr fah-BOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Más despacio,

mahs dehs-PAH-syoh

More slowly

Say mahs des-PA-syo. Use it when someone talks too fast for you.

Example

Hable más despacio.

Speak more slowly.

Words in this phrase

Más

[mahs]

Adverb or determiner meaning 'more'; used to increase quantity or degree.

Example

Quiero más retos en mi trabajo.

I want more challenges in my job.

despacio

[dehs-PAH-syoh]

slowly

Adverb used to ask someone to speak or move at a slower pace.

Example

Repita despacio para que entienda.

Repeat slowly so that I understand.

por favor

pohr fah-BOR

please

Say por fa-BOR. The 'v' sounds close to a soft 'b', and the stress falls on the last syllable.

Example

Agua, por favor.

Water, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used in polite requests as part of the phrase por favor.

Example

Sí, por favor, confirma la hora de la reservación.

Yes, please, confirm the reservation time.

favor

[fah-BOR]

Please

Used to politely ask for something.

Example

Un poco de agua, por favor.

A bit of water, please.

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