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Können Sie bitte langsam sprechen?

Can you speak slowly?

Language note: Adding 'bitte' (please) makes it extra polite and is always appreciated.

Culture note: Using polite forms is encouraged, especially when making requests to strangers.

Context: Still feeling the need for a slower pace to grasp the material, you make another polite request.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Können

[KERN-nen]

can

Used to express ability or permission.

Können wir mehr üben?

Can we practice more?

Sie

[zee]

you

Formal pronoun to address someone.

Sie arbeiten hier, oder?

You work here, right?

bitte

[BEE-tuh]

please

Bitte is used to make a polite request.

Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?

Could you please help me?

langsam

[LANG-zam]

slowly

Implies a gradual pace.

Sprechen Sie bitte langsam.

Please speak slowly.

sprechen

[SHPRAY-khen]

speak

Refers to talking or conveying words.

Sie sprechen zu schnell.

You are speaking too fast.

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