How to Say ‘Can you speak more slowly?’ in Portuguese
Pode falar mais devagar?
POH-duh fah-LAR mysh duh-vah-GAR
[POH-duh fah-LAR mysh duh-vah-GAR]
💬 Usage Tip: [Pode] here works like "can you...?" in a polite way. You can reuse it easily: [Pode repetir?], [Pode esperar?], [Pode ajudar?]
Phrase Breakdown
Pode
[POH-duh]
can / could you
Polite form used to make requests.
Pode falar mais devagar? Sou estrangeiro.
Can you speak more slowly? I am a foreigner.
falar
[fah-LAR]
speak
Verb meaning 'to speak'; here used in a polite request.
Pode falar mais devagar? Não acompanho.
Can you speak more slowly? I can't keep up.
mais
[mysh]
more
Used to increase degree; here it means 'more slowly'.
Pode falar mais devagar?
Can you speak more slowly?
devagar
[duh-vah-GAR]
slowly
An adverb used when asking someone to reduce their speaking speed.
Pode falar mais devagar? Estou a aprender.
Can you speak more slowly? I am learning.
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