Help Phrases · Beginner

Can You Say It Again?

How to ask someone to repeat in Mandarin, with pinyin and a repeat-after-me line.

Need someone to repeat in Mandarin? This is the phrase from the short video.

The phrase

你可以再说一遍吗？ — nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma? — Can you say it again?

When to use it

Use this when someone speaks too fast or you miss something. It pairs naturally with 我听不懂 (I don’t understand).

Repeat after me

再说一遍 — zài shuō yí biàn — say it once more
你可以再说一遍吗？ — nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma? — Can you say it again?