Ask for clarification, slow things down, and confirm you understood.
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Saya tidak mengerti.
I didn't understand.
Bisa bicara lebih pelan, tolong?
Can you speak a bit slower, please? ('Pelan' = slow/soft; 'lebih pelan' = slower. Indonesian doesn't change verbs for gender.)
Bisa diulangi, tolong?
Could you repeat that, please? ('Diulangi' = passive 'be repeated' — from root 'ulang' (repeat).)
Kamu mengerti saya?
Did you understand me?
Saya mengatakannya dengan benar?
Am I saying that right? (The '-nya' on 'mengatakannya' acts like 'it' — pinning the object.)
Pelafalan saya benar?
Am I pronouncing that right? ('Pelafalan' = pronunciation, from 'lafal' (utterance).)
Bagaimana cara yang benar untuk mengatakannya?
What's the correct way to say it? ('Cara' = way/method — very useful word.)
Saya lupa.
I forgot.
Ada kata lain untuk itu?
Is there another word for that? ('Ada' = there is/exists — Indonesian's all-purpose existence word.)
Ini sama dengan itu?
Is this the same as that? ('Ini' (this) / 'itu' (that) — also used like 'the' in conversation.)
Bagaimana mengatakan…?
How do you say…?
Apa artinya ini?
What does this mean? (Literally 'what its-meaning this?' — 'arti' (meaning) + '-nya' (its).)
Ini namanya apa?
What is this called? (Literally 'this its-name what?' — the '-nya' pattern again.)
Benarkah? Itu benar?
Really? Is that correct? ('-kah' is a question suffix that adds a slightly formal/curious tone.)
Kenapa? Kenapa begini?
Why? Why is it like this? ('Begini' = like this; 'begitu' = like that.)
Bisa ulangi untuk saya?
Can you repeat that for me?
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