Ask for clarification, slow things down, and confirm you understood.
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Jeg forstod ikke
I didn't understand
Kan du tale lidt langsommere, tak?
Can you speak a little slower, please? (informal) (Danish uses 'du' for everyone in informal settings — formal 'De' is rarely used today.)
Kunne De tale lidt langsommere, tak?
Could you speak a little slower, please? (formal) ('De' (capitalized) is the old formal 'you' — only used in very formal settings.)
Kan du gentage det, tak?
Could you repeat that, please? ('Gentage' = gen- (again) + tage (take). Think 'take again' = repeat.)
Forstod du mig?
Did you understand me?
Siger jeg det rigtigt?
Am I saying that right?
Udtaler jeg det rigtigt?
Am I pronouncing that right? ('Udtale' = ud (out) + tale (speak) — literally 'speak out'.)
Hvordan siger man det rigtigt?
What's the correct way to say it? ('Man' is the impersonal 'one' — used much more often than English 'one'.)
Jeg har glemt det
I forgot (Literally 'I have forgotten it' — Danish uses perfect tense here.)
Findes der et andet ord for det?
Is there another word for that? ('Findes' — literally 'is found' (passive form of 'finde') — used for 'exists'.)
Er det det samme som det?
Is it the same as that?
Hvordan siger man…
How do you say… ('Man' (one) is the standard way to ask this generically.)
Hvad betyder det?
What does this mean?
Hvad hedder det her?
What is this called? ('Hedde' is also used for 'what is something called' — same verb as 'be named'.)
Virkelig? Er det rigtigt?
Really? Is that correct?
Hvorfor? Hvorfor er det sådan?
Why? Why is it like that?
Kan du gentage det for mig?
Can you repeat that for me?
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