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How to Say ‘Can you speak slowly, please?’ in Portuguese

Pode falar devagar, por favor?

POH-duh fah-LAR deh-vah-GAR pohr fuh-VOR

[POH-duh fah-LAR deh-vah-GAR pohr fuh-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Pode falar devagar,

POH-duh fah-LAR deh-vah-GAR

Can you speak slowly,

This is a polite request with 'pode' (can you). Say it 'PÓD fa-LAR dê-va-GAR', with the stress on the final syllables.

Example

Pode falar devagar?

Can you speak slowly?

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-duh]

you can

Form of 'poder' used to say someone is allowed or able to do something.

Example

A palavra "Pode" aparece em "Pode cancelar".

The word "Pode" appears in "You can cancel."

falar

[fah-LAR]

to speak

Infinitive verb naming the action of speaking.

Example

No follow-up, «falar» consigo mostra contacto direto e pessoal.

In the follow-up, “to speak” with you shows direct and personal contact.

devagar

[deh-vah-GAR]

slowly

Adverb meaning at a slow pace.

Example

Fale devagar, por favor.

Speak slowly, please.

por favor?

pohr fuh-VOR

please?

This is the standard 'please'. Both 'r's are soft taps: 'pur fa-VÔR'.

Example

Água, por favor.

Water, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Perguntei, 'por favor', sobre a disponibilidade.

I asked, 'please', about the availability.

favor

[fuh-VOR]

favor

With por, it forms please.

Example

Um momento, por "favor", enquanto verifico a data.

One moment, "please," while I check the date.

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