Can you speak a bit slower, please? (to a woman) ('Wolniej' = more slowly, comparative of 'wolno'.)
Czy możesz mówić trochę wolniej, proszę?
Can you speak a bit slower, please? (to a man) (Informal 'ty' form is gender-neutral here.)
Czy mogłaby Pani powtórzyć, proszę?
Could you repeat that, please? (formal, to a woman) ('Mogłaby' = could (feminine conditional).)
Czy mógłby Pan powtórzyć, proszę?
Could you repeat that, please? (formal, to a man) ('Mógłby' = could (masculine conditional).)
Zrozumiałeś mnie? / Zrozumiałaś mnie?
Did you understand me?
Czy mówię to dobrze?
Am I saying it right? ('Czy' opens yes/no questions — often optional in speech.)
Czy dobrze to wymawiam?
Am I pronouncing it correctly? ('Wymawiać' = to pronounce; 'mawiać' is an old form of 'speak'.)
Jak się to poprawnie mówi?
What's the correct way to say it? ('Się' makes it impersonal — 'how does one say it'.)
Zapomniałem. / Zapomniałam.
I forgot.
Czy jest inne słowo na to?
Is there another word for that?
Czy to jest to samo, co tamto?
Is that the same as this? ('To' = this; 'tamto' = that (further away).)
Jak się mówi…?
How does one say…? (Impersonal 'się' — the go-to phrasing for 'how do you say'.)
Co to znaczy?
What does this mean?
Jak to się nazywa?
What's this called? (Literally 'how does it call itself'.)
Naprawdę? Czy to prawda?
Really? Is that right? ('Prawda' = truth; 'naprawdę' = truly.)
Dlaczego? Dlaczego tak jest?
Why? Why is it like this? ('Tak' = so/this way (also 'yes').)
Możesz mi to powtórzyć?
Can you repeat that for me?
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