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How do you say "can you speak slowly" in Japanese?
ゆっくり話せる?
yukkuri hanase ru?
In Japanese, "can you speak slowly" is ゆっくり話せる? (yukkuri hanase ru?).
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Pronunciation
Say YOO-koo-ree hah-NAH-seh-roo, with yukkuri's doubled K slowing the rhythm down, matching its own meaning of 'slowly'.
Writing and usage
ゆっくり話せる? is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
can you speak slowly
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How to remember ゆっくり話せる?
Yukkuri literally means slowly — say it slowly on purpose and you're already demonstrating the word.
Related words
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- i need a hospital 病院が必要だ byouin ga hitsuyou da
- im allergic to 私はアレルギーがあります watashi ha arerugii gaarimasu
- i lost my way 道に迷った michi ni mayotsu ta
- i lost my wallet 財布をなくした saifu wonakushita
- i lost my phone 携帯をなくした keitai wonakushita
- theres been an accident 事故があった jiko gaatta
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Questions about ゆっくり話せる?
How do you pronounce ゆっくり話せる??
Say YOO-koo-ree hah-NAH-seh-roo, with yukkuri's doubled K slowing the rhythm down, matching its own meaning of 'slowly'.
Is ゆっくり話せる? formal or casual?
ゆっくり話せる? is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is ゆっくり話せる? written in Japanese?
ゆっくり話せる? is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as yukkuri hanase ru?.
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