Ask for clarification, slow things down, and confirm you understood.
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Não percebi.
I didn't understand.
Podes falar um pouco mais devagar, por favor?
Can you speak a little slower, please?
Pode falar um pouco mais devagar, por favor?
Can you speak a little slower, please? (formal)
Podes repetir, por favor?
Could you repeat that, please? (informal)
Pode repetir, por favor?
Could you repeat that, please? (formal)
Percebeste-me?
Did you understand me?
Estou a dizer isto bem?
Am I saying that right?
Estou a pronunciar isto bem?
Am I pronouncing it correctly?
Qual é a forma correta de dizer?
What's the correct way to say it?
Esqueci-me.
I forgot. (Reflexive — literally 'I forgot myself'.)
Há outra palavra para isso?
Is there another word for that?
Isto é o mesmo que aquilo?
Is this the same as that?
Como se diz…?
How do you say…? (Literally 'how does one say' — impersonal 'se'.)
O que significa isto?
What does this mean?
Como se chama isto?
What's this called? (Literally 'how does this call itself'.)
A sério? Está correto?
Really? Is that right?
Porquê? Porque é assim?
Why? Why is it like this? ('Porquê' stands alone; 'porque' introduces a clause.)
Podes repetir isso para mim?
Can you repeat that for me?
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