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How to Say ‘Please speak slowly’ in Simplified Chinese

请说慢一点

qǐng shuō màn yì diǎn

[qǐng shwaw mahn ee-dyen]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一点 after an adjective means "a bit more ___": 慢一点 "a bit slower," 快一点 "a bit faster." Note that 一 here is said (yì).

Phrase Breakdown

请说

qǐng shuō

please speak

请 (qǐng) is a polite 'please' that goes before the verb. 说 (shuō) means 'speak'. The 'q' sounds like a soft 'ch'.

Example

请说中文。

Please speak Chinese.

Words in this phrase

请

qǐng

[qǐng]

Please

A polite expression used when asking for something.

Example

请进，大家都在等你。

Please come in, everyone is waiting for you.

说

shuō

[shwaw]

to speak; to say

A common verb for speaking or saying something.

Example

请你说中文。

Please speak Chinese.

慢一点

màn yì diǎn

a bit slower

慢 (màn) means 'slow', and 一点 (yìdiǎn) adds 'a little'. 一 changes to the 4th tone (yì) before 点.

Example

开慢一点。

Drive a bit slower.

Words in this phrase

慢

màn

[mahn]

slow

Describes doing something at a lower speed.

Example

开车慢点，停车场晚上很挤。

Drive slower; the parking lot is crowded at night.

一点

yì diǎn

[ee-dyen]

a little; a bit

Adds softness by meaning 'a little' or 'a bit' in degree or time.

Example

我们晚一点再联系吧。

Let’s contact each other a bit later.

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