How to Say ‘Could you explain again?’ in Portuguese
Poderia explicar novamente?
po-deh-REE-ah eh-psee-KLAHR no-vah-MEHN-teh
[po-deh-REE-ah eh-psee-KLAHR no-vah-MEHN-teh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a very polite way to ask someone to repeat or explain, good with staff or strangers. In everyday conversation, people also often say Pode explicar outra vez? for a slightly less formal version.
Phrase Breakdown
Poderia
[po-deh-REE-ah]
Could
Used to politely ask someone to do something.
Poderia me ajudar com isto?
Could you help me with this?
explicar
[eh-psee-KLAHR]
Explain
To make something clear or easy to understand.
Ele conseguiu explicar a tarefa complicada.
He managed to explain the complicated task.
novamente
[no-vah-MEHN-teh]
Again
To do something one more time.
Vamos tentar novamente amanhã.
Let's try again tomorrow.
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