When you don't understand
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Sorry?
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A short way to ask someone to say that again, because you did not hear it.
I don't understand.
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What you say when you heard the words but not the meaning.
I don't speak much English.
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A way to tell someone that your English is limited, so they will slow down.
Could you say that again?
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A polite way to ask someone to repeat what they just said.
Could you speak more slowly?
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A polite way to ask someone to slow down so you can follow.
What does that mean?
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A way to ask for the meaning of a word or phrase you have just heard.
It means ___.
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The frame for explaining what a word or phrase means.
How do you say this in English?
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A way to ask for the English word for something.
Could you write it down?
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A way to ask someone to write something so you can read it instead of hearing it.
Do you speak ___?
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A way to ask whether someone speaks a particular language. Put the language in the gap.
A little.
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A short way to say you can use a language, but not much.
Did you say ___?
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A way to check that you heard something correctly by repeating it back.
Did I say that right?
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A way to ask whether you pronounced or used something correctly.
Yes, that's right.
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A short way to confirm that what someone said or heard is correct.
What do you mean?
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A way to ask someone to explain what they are getting at.
Could you show me?
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A way to ask someone to point at something or demonstrate it, instead of explaining.
Just a moment, please.
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A way to ask someone to wait a short time.
Now I understand.
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A way to say that something has just become clear to you.
Could you say it in simpler words?
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A way to ask someone to explain something using easier language.