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Please speak slowly

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ID: 0338 Newbie
As mentioned previously, uttering “xiexie” and “nihao” seem to automatically put you in the bracket of “fluent”, meaning they’re going to speak to you in a normal (read: fast) speed. So learning how to tell someone in Mandarin Chinese to “slow it down a bit” in this podcast just might save you from having to admit that you’re actually not quite that fluent yet.
Mon Nov 20 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你 nǐ you
好吃 hǎochī tasty
可以 kěyǐ can
说 shuō to speak
好吃吗？
hǎochī ma ？
Does it taste good?
你可以说得慢一点吗？
nǐ kěyǐ shuō de màn yīdiǎn ma ？
Can you speak a little slower?
当然。好吃吗？
dāngrán 。hǎochī ma ？
Of course. Does it taste good?
好吃。
hǎochī 。
Yes, it does.
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