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Catalan · Meeting people · Elementary

How to ask someone to repeat in Catalan

Say “Ho pot repetir, si us plau?” to hear it again, and “Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau” to slow things down. For a word you don’t know, ask “Què vol dir aquesta paraula?”. If it’s important, ask “Ho pot escriure, si us plau?”. With friends, use the tu form: “Ho pots repetir?”.

Try it · about two minutes

Someone is talking too fast for you, so you ask them to repeat, slow down or write it down.

Sound on: the clerk speaks Catalan. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

The conversation

  1. Clerk

    La seva sol·licitud encara s'està tramitant.

    Your application is still being processed.

    You

    Ho pot repetir, si us plau?

    Could you repeat that, please?

  2. Clerk

    Que la seva sol·licitud encara s'està tramitant i que li enviarem una carta quan estigui resolta.

    That your application is still being processed, and we’ll send you a letter once it’s decided.

    You

    Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau.

    Please speak more slowly.

  3. Clerk

    La seva sol·licitud encara s'està tramitant.

    Your application is still being processed.

    You

    Què vol dir aquesta paraula?

    What does this word mean?

  4. Clerk

    Quina paraula vol dir?

    Which word do you mean?

    You

    «Tramitant». Què vol dir?

    “Tramitant”. What does it mean?

  5. Clerk

    Li enviarem una carta.

    We’ll send you a letter.

    You

    Ho pot escriure, si us plau?

    Could you write it down, please?

  6. The clerk hands you a note. You read it and want to check you’ve got it right.

    You

    Llavors, espero la carta, oi?

    So I wait for the letter, right?

Key phrases

  • Ho pot repetir, si us plau?

    Could you repeat that, please?

  • Perdoni, no ho he sentit bé.

    Sorry, I didn’t catch that.

  • Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau.

    Please speak more slowly.

  • Ho pot dir un altre cop, més a poc a poc?

    Could you say it again, more slowly?

  • Què vol dir aquesta paraula?

    What does this word mean?

  • Ho pot escriure, si us plau?

    Could you write it down, please?

  • Ho pot explicar amb paraules senzilles?

    Could you explain it in simple words?

  • No sé si l'he entès bé.

    I’m not sure I understood correctly.

  • Estic aprenent català.

    I’m learning Catalan.

  • Ho pots repetir, si us plau?

    Can you repeat that, please?

Good to know in Catalonia

Three ways to keep up

  1. 1

    Ask for it again.

    Could you repeat that, please?
  2. 2

    Ask them to slow down.

    Please speak more slowly.
  3. 3

    Ask them to write it down.

    Could you write it down, please?

If they switch to Spanish

When people hear an accent, they often switch to Spanish to help. If you’d rather practise, say you’re learning and ask them to carry on in Catalan.

Estic aprenent català.

I’m learning Catalan.

Pot or pots

To a clerk

Ho pot repetir, si us plau?

Could you repeat that, please?

To a friend

Ho pots repetir, si us plau?

Can you repeat that, please?

With a clerk or a stranger, use the vostè form (pot). With a friend or a colleague, use the tu form (pots).

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