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How to Say “Can You Speak Slowly?” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Can you speak slowly?” in Turkish is Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz? It is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. Below are 3 alternatives (informal, neutral), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz?

Literally
“more slowly can-you-speak?”
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Formalpolite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials

How Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz? is built

  1. dahamore
  2. yavaşslow, slowly
  3. konuş-abil-can speak
  4. -iraorist
  5. misinizquestion + you (polite)
Grammar guideTurkish Ability & Possibility (-ebilmek / -abilmek): Can & Could →Grammar guideThe Turkish Aorist Tense (-r / -er / -ir): Habits, Promises & Polite Requests →Grammar guideComparative and Superlative in Turkish: Daha, En, -dan/-den and Kadar →Conjugate the verbkonuşmak (to speak, to talk) →

Other ways to say “Can you speak slowly?”

  • Yavaş konuşur musunuz?Formal

    “would you speak slowly?”

    Aorist question: a polite request.

  • Biraz yavaş konuşur musun?Informal

    “could you speak a bit slower?”

    To a friend.

  • Daha yavaş, lütfenNeutral

    “slower, please”

    Short.

How to reply

  • Tabii, pardon.

    Of course, sorry.

  • Tamam, yavaş yavaş anlatayım.

    OK, let me explain slowly.

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz? Türkçe öğreniyorum.

    Could you speak more slowly? I’m learning Turkish.

  2. B

    Tabii, pardon. Otobüs durağı karşıda.

    Of course, sorry. The bus stop is across the street.

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Can you repeat that?Tekrar eder misiniz?FormalI don’t understandAnlamıyorumNeutralI speak a little TurkishBiraz Türkçe biliyorumNeutralCan you write it down?Yazabilir misiniz?Formal

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“Can you speak slowly?” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Can you speak slowly” in Turkish?

The most common way is Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz? (literally “more slowly can-you-speak?”), which is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. You will also hear Yavaş konuşur musunuz (“would you speak slowly?”): aorist question: a polite request.

How do you reply to Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz?

Typical replies are Tabii, pardon. (“Of course, sorry.”) and Tamam, yavaş yavaş anlatayım. (“OK, let me explain slowly.”).

What does each part of Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz mean?

daha = more; yavaş = slow, slowly; konuş-abil- = can speak; -ir = aorist; misiniz = question + you (polite). Turkish adjectives double as adverbs, so yavaş is both “slow” and “slowly”.

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