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Jag förstod inte.
I didn't understand.
Kan du prata lite långsammare, tack?
Could you speak a bit slower, please? (Swedish doesn't distinguish 'you' by gender — no separate masc/fem forms needed.)
Kan du upprepa det, tack?
Could you repeat that, please?
Förstod du mig?
Did you understand me?
Säger jag det rätt?
Am I saying it right?
Uttalar jag det rätt?
Am I pronouncing it right? (Uttala = ut (out) + tala (speak) — 'speak out'.)
Vad är det rätta sättet att säga det?
What's the correct way to say it?
Jag glömde.
I forgot.
Finns det ett annat ord för det?
Is there another word for that? (Finns det = 'is-found there', the standard 'is there'.)
Är det samma som det här?
Is that the same as this?
Hur säger man…?
How do you say…? (Man = impersonal 'one/you', extremely common in Swedish.)
Vad betyder det här?
What does this mean?
Vad heter det här?
What is this called? (Heta is used for 'be called' — for people AND objects.)
Verkligen? Är det sant?
Really? Is that true?
Varför? Varför är det så?
Why? Why is it like this? (Så = 'so/like that', the standard pointer word.)
Kan du upprepa det för mig?
Can you repeat that for me?
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