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How to Say ‘Speak slowly, please’ in Portuguese

Fale devagar, por favor

Fah-lee Deh-vah-gar poor fah-VOHR

[Fah-lee Deh-vah-gar poor fah-VOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Fale devagar,

Fah-lee Deh-vah-gar

Speak slowly

'Fale' is the polite command form of 'falar' (to speak). The first 'e' in 'devagar' is nearly silent: 'FAH-luh d'vuh-GAR'.

Example

Fale devagar, não percebo.

Speak slowly, I don't understand.

Words in this phrase

Fale

[Fah-lee]

Speak

To verbalize words.

Example

Fale mais alto, por favor.

Speak louder, please.

devagar

[Deh-vah-gar]

slowly

In a gradual or undeveloped manner.

Example

Ele fala devagar para ser entendido.

He speaks slowly to be understood.

por favor

poor fah-VOHR

please

The standard polite word for 'please'. The stress falls on 'vor': 'poor fuh-VOR'.

Example

Um café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[poor]

Please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Poderia ajudar-me, por favor?

Could you help me, please?

favor

[fah-VOHR]

Please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Diga-me por favor se está tudo bem.

Please tell me if everything is okay.

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