ゆっくり話してください Please speak slowly.

Tam is eating lunch at her university's cafeteria. Another student, a Japanese woman, comes over and starts talking to her.

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隣、いい?
Tonari, ii?
May I sit next to you?
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え? はい。
E? Hai.
Oh. Yes.
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ありがとう。留学生なの?
Arigatoo. Ryuugakusee na no?
Thank you. Are you a foreign student?
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すみません。よくわかりません。
Sumimasen. Yoku wakarimasen.
I’m sorry. I don’t quite understand.
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ゆっくり話してください。
Yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
Please speak slowly.
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あ、ごめん、ごめん。
A, gomen, gomen.
Oh, sorry, sorry.
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あなたはりゅうがくせいですか。
Anata wa ryuugakusee desu ka.
Are you a foreign student?
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わたしはあやかです。
Watashi wa A-YA-KA desu.
I’m Ayaka.
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よろしくね。
Yoroshiku ne.
Nice to meet you.
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はい。私はタムです。
Hai. Watashi wa Tamu desu.
Yes. I’m Tam.
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よろしくお願いします。
Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu.
Nice to meet you too.
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词汇 (16)
基本短语
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Asking someone to speak more slowly
ゆっくり話してください。
Yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
Please speak slowly.
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To make a request, use "[the TE-form of a verb] + kudasai." The TE-form is a conjugated verb that ends with "te" or "de." "Hanashite" is the TE-form of "hanasu" or "speak." Japanese verbs are categorized into three groups. Conjugation of the TE-form varies by group. How to make the TE-form: With Group 1 verbs, if the dictionary form ends with "‐(w)u," "‐t(s)u," or "-ru," change the ending to "-tte." For those ending with "-bu" or "-mu," change the ending to "-nde." Verbs that end with "-ku" or "-gu," are changed to "-ite" or "-ide." "Iku" meaning "to go" is an exception. Its ending becomes "itte." For verbs ending with "-su," change the "-su" to "-shite." With Group 2 verbs, change the ending of the dictionary form from "-ru" to "-te." As for Group 3's irregular verbs, "kuru" meaning "to come" becomes "kite." "Suru" meaning "to do" becomes "shite."

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すみません。もう一度言ってください。
Sumimasen. Moo ichi-do itte kudasai.
I’m sorry. Please say it again.
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あ、はい。
A, hai.
Oh, OK.
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试试看!
1
Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?
I’m sorry. Please speak in English.
英語で言う(→言って)
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Eego de iu (→itte)
speak in English
I’m sorry. Please speak in English.
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1. Sumimasen. Eego de itte kudasai.
2. Sumimasen. Eego de iu kudasai.
3. Sumimasen. Eego kudasai.
2
Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).
I’m sorry. Please XXX. すみません。~てください。 Sumimasen. ~te kudasai.
ローマ字で書く(→書いて)
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Roomaji de kaku (→kaite)
write in the alphabet
I’m sorry. Please XXX. すみません。~てください。 Sumimasen. ~te kudasai.
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显示答案 すみません。ローマ字で書いてください。
3
Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).
I’m sorry. Please XXX. すみません。~てください。 Sumimasen. ~te kudasai.
読み方を教える(→教えて)
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yomikata o oshieru (→oshiete)
teach how to read
I’m sorry. Please XXX. すみません。~てください。 Sumimasen. ~te kudasai.
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显示答案 すみません。読み方を教えてください。

奖励短语
すみません。よくわかりません。
Sumimasen. Yoku wakarimasen.
I’m sorry. I don’t quite understand.

Use this when you can't understand what the speaker said to you. Putting "yoku" before "wakarimasen" or "don't understand" makes it more polite.


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