How to say “speak slowly please” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 点. 慢一点 ('a bit slower') sounds far more natural than a bare 慢. You can also front it: 请慢一点说 (qǐng màn yìdiǎn shuō). Both are fine.
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Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn, wǒ shì chūxuézhě.
Please speak a little more slowly, I'm a beginner.
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How do you say "speak slowly please" in Chinese?+
"speak slowly please" in Mandarin Chinese is 请说慢一点, pronounced qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn. 一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 点. 慢一点 ('a bit slower') sounds far more natural than a bare 慢. You can also front it: 请慢一点说 (qǐng màn yìdiǎn shuō). Both are fine.
What does 请说慢一点 mean literally?+
请说慢一点 breaks down as 请 (qǐng) = please, 说 (shuō) = to speak, 慢 (màn) = slow, 一点 (yìdiǎn) = a little. Together it means "speak slowly please".
How do I get the tones right in qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn?+
一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 点. 慢一点 ('a bit slower') sounds far more natural than a bare 慢. You can also front it: 请慢一点说 (qǐng màn yìdiǎn shuō). Both are fine.
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