Please speak slowly in different languages
How to say “Please speak slowly” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Please speak slowly” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Please speak slowly” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | Por favor, habla despacio | por fah-vor ah-blah des-pah-sio | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking too quickly |
| 🇫🇷 French | Veuillez parler lentement | vay-yuh par-lay lon-tuh-mohn | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | ゆっくり話してください | yook-kuri ha-na-shi-te-ku-da-sai | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone who is speaking too quickly |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Per favore parla lentamente | pair fah-voh-ray par-lah len-tah-men-tay | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇩🇪 German | Bitte sprechen Sie langsam | bit-tuh shprekh-en zee lang-zam | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 천천히 말씀해 주세요 | chun-chun-hee mal-sseum-hae joo-se-yo | You can use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking Korean |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 请慢一点 | ching man ee-dyen | You can use this phrase when you are having trouble understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Пожалуйста, говорите медленно | pah-zhal-sta go-vo-ree-teh myed-len-nye | Use this phrase when you are having trouble understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Por favor, fale devagar. | poor pah-vor fah-lee deh-vah-gar | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone who is speaking too quickly |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | من فضلك تحدث ببطء | min fadlik tahaddath bi-bu't | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | कृपया धीरे बोलें | kri-pya dhee-re bolen | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇬🇧 English | Please speak slowly | pleez speek sloh-lee | You can use this phrase when someone is speaking too quickly for you to understand |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Spreek alsjeblieft langzaam. | sprayk ahl-sheh-bleeft laang-zahm | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking Dutch |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Var snäll och prata långsamt | vahr snell ohng prah-tah long-sahmt | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Venligst tal langsomt | ven-leest tal lang-somt | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Proszę mówić wolno | proh-sheh moo-vich VOHL-no | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking Polish |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Lütfen yavaş konuşun | looteh-pen yah-vahsh kon-joon | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Tolong bicara pelan-pelan | toh-long bee-char-ah peh-lan-peh-lan | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone who is speaking too quickly |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Xin nói chậm lại | sin noy chuhm lie | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Будь ласка, говоріть повільно | bood' las-ka, ho-vor-eet' po-veel'-no | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | กรุณาพูดช้าๆ | ga-ru-na pood chaa-chaa | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone speaking Thai |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Παρακαλώ μιλήστε αργά | pah-rah-kah-LOH mee-LEES-teh ar-GHAH | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone who is speaking quickly |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Pakiusap, magsalita nang dahan-dahan. | pah-kee-oo-sahp, mag-sah-lee-tah nahng dah-han-dah-han | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking quickly |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | בבקשה דבר לאט | beh-vah-kah-shah dah-ver lah-at | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone because they are speaking too quickly |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Vennligst snakk sakte | venn-leest snahk sahk-teh | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Te rog să vorbești încet | teh rog suh vor-besht in-chet | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Prosím, mluvte pomalu. | pro-seem mloov-teh poh-mah-loo | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone speaking quickly |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Kérem, beszéljen lassan. | kay-rem, beh-say-len lah-sahn | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Puhukaa hitaasti | poo-kah hee-tah-sti | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | براہ کرم آہستہ بولیں | brah-karam aahista bolein | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Molim vas, govorite polako | moh-leem vahs, goh-voh-ree poh-lah-koh | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone who is speaking too quickly |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Molim vas, govorite polako | moh-leem vahs, goh-voh-ree poh-lah-koh | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone who is speaking too quickly |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Моля, говорете бавно. | moh-lyah, goh-vor-teh bah-vnoh | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone because they are speaking too quickly |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Prosím, hovorte pomaly. | pro-seem ho-vor-te po-ma-ly | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | தயவுசெய்து மெதுவாக பேசுங்கள் | thayavu-seythu methuvaga pesungal | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | దయచేసి నెమ్మదిగా మాట్లాడండి | duh-yah-chay-see neh-mma-dhi-gah maath-laa-dan-di | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | দয়া করে ধীরে কথা বলুন | doh-yah koh-reh dhee-reh kah-tha boh-loon | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Sila bercakap perlahan | see-lah ber-chahk per-lah-han | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | لطفاً آرام صحبت کنید | lotfan aram sohbat konid | You can use this phrase when someone is speaking too quickly for you to understand |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | कृपया बिस्तारमा बोल्नुहोस् | kree-pah-ya bis-tar-ma bol-nu-ho-s | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone because they are speaking too fast |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Të lutem flit ngadalë | tuh loo-em flee ngah-dah-leh | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | ദയവായി മന്ദഗതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കുക | duh-yah-vah-ee man-dah-gah-thee-yil san-sah-ree-kah | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ | duh-yuh-vee-ttoo ni-dhaana-vaa-gi maa-thaa-naa-di | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | कृपया हळू बोला | kree-pah-ya ha-lu bo-la | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | કૃપા કરીને ધીમે બોલો | kree-paa kar-een dhee-meh bo-lo | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Tafadhali ongea polepole | tah-fah-dah-lee on-geh-ah poh-leh-poh-leh | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Praat asseblief stadig | prah-t ah-seh-bleef stah-deeg | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone speaking too quickly |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Léigh go mall, le do thoil | lay-guh mal, leh duh hull | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech |
| 🏴 Welsh | Siaradwch yn araf | shar-ad-ook un ah-rav | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🏛️ Latin | Quaeso loquere lente | kwah-eh-soh loh-kweh-reh len-teh | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | E ʻōlelo ana i ke kūpaʻa | eh oh-leh-loh ah-nah ee keh koo-pah-ah | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Tēnā kōrero āta | teh-nah koh-reh-roh ah-tah | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Ngiyacela ukhulume kancane | ngee-yah-cheh-lah oo-khoo-loo-meh kahn-kah-neh | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Jọwọ sọ ni pẹlẹ | joh-waw soh nee peh-leh | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Don Allah, yi magana a hankali | dawn ah-lah, yee mah-gah-nah ah hahn-kah-lee | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal | fad-lan see tar-teeb ah oo ha-dal | You can use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Vinsamlegast talaðu hægt | vin-sam-leg-ast tal-a-thu ha-kt | You can use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Si us plau, parleu a poc a poc | see oos plow, par-lay ah pok ah pok | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ အထွေထွေပြောပါ | kyay-zoo pyu-yay ah-thway-thway pyaw-ba | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | សូមនិយាយយឺត | soom nee-yay yurt | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | කරුණාකර මන්ද ගැන්වන්න | kah-ru-nah-kah-rah man-dah gahn-wan-na | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າ໊ຊ່າຍ | gah-loo-nah veh-wah sah-y | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speed of speech |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | እባክህ በቀላሉ ንገር | ih-bah-kih beh-keh-lah-loo nih-gehr | Use this phrase when you need someone to slow down their speech for better understanding |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | გთხოვთ, ნელა ლაპარაკობთ | gthovt, nelah laparakobt | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Խնդրում եմ խոսել դանդաղ | khun-droo-m yem kho-sel dan-dagh | Use this phrase when you have difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | مهرباني وکړئ ورو خبرې وکړئ | meh-r-ba-nee o-kh-lay wo-roo ha-bee o-kay | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone due to their speaking speed |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | مهرباني ڪري آهستي ڳالهه ڪريو | meh-r-bah-nee keh-ree ah-his-tee gah-lahh keh-ree-yoo | Use this phrase when you are having difficulty understanding someone |
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How do you say “Please speak slowly” in different languages?
Spanish: Por favor, habla despacio · French: Veuillez parler lentement · Japanese: ゆっくり話してください · Italian: Per favore parla lentamente · German: Bitte sprechen Sie langsam · Korean: 천천히 말씀해 주세요.
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