Ask Someone to Speak Slowly
a conversation that has become too fast to follow
Southern Vietnamese
Ask Someone to Speak Slowly Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for ask someone to speak slowly.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Bạn nói chậm hơn được không?
- a conversation that has become too fast to follow
- Start with: Bạn nói chậm hơn được không?, Bạn nói lại được không?.
Mini lesson
Use this when...
a conversation that has become too fast to follow
Real situations
All phrases
Play normal audio first, then slow audio, then save only the phrases you will actually need.
Bạn nói chậm hơn được không?
Can you speak more slowly?
Start with this line in a conversation that has become too fast to follow.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.nóinoirisingLift the voice upward.chậmchamheavyDrop the voice low and short.hơnhonlevelKeep the final n short.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
nói→nờ oi noi sắc nói
chậm→chờ âm châm nặng chậm
hơn→hờ ơn hơn
được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được
không→khờ ông không
Bạn nói lại được không?
Can you say that again?
Use this to keep the ask someone to speak slowly exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.nóinoirisingLift the voice upward.lạilaiheavyDrop the voice low and short.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
nói→nờ oi noi sắc nói
lại→lờ ai lai nặng lại
được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được
không→khờ ông không
Tôi nghe chưa kịp.
I could not catch that in time.
Use this to keep the ask someone to speak slowly exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.nghenghelevelStart with the back-of-mouth ng sound.chưachualevelKeep the voice steady and level.kịpkipheavyDrop the voice low and short.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
nghe→ngờ e nghe
chưa→chờ ưa chưa
kịp→cờ ip kip nặng kịp
Bạn viết ra giúp tôi được không?
Can you write it down for me?
Use this to keep the ask someone to speak slowly exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
BạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.viếtvietrisingLift the voice upward.raralevelKeep the voice steady and level.giúpgiuprisingLift the voice upward.tôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.đượcduocheavyĐ starts like English d; do not say z.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Bạn→bờ an ban nặng Bạn
viết→vờ iêt viêt sắc viết
ra→rờ a ra
giúp→giờ up giup sắc giúp
tôi→tờ ôi tôi
được→đờ ươc đươc nặng được
không→khờ ông không
Ý bạn là vậy, phải không?
You mean that, right?
Use this to keep the ask someone to speak slowly exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ÝyrisingLift the voice upward.bạnbanheavyKeep the final n short.làlafallingLet the voice fall gently.vậyvayheavyDrop the voice low and short.phảiphaidippingDip slightly, then recover.khôngkhonglevelKeep the voice steady and level.
Vietnamese spelling
Ý→y sắc Ý
bạn→bờ an ban nặng bạn
là→lờ a la huyền là
vậy→vờ ây vây nặng vậy
phải→phờ ai phai hỏi phải
không→khờ ông không
Practice ladder
- 1Listen once at normal speed.
- 2Shadow each line at slow speed.
- 3Complete the situation without reading.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.
- Keep the relationship pronoun or politeness marker used in the model line.
Cultural notes
- Use standard nationwide vocabulary with a natural Southern rhythm in a conversation that has become too fast to follow.
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