可以再说一遍吗？

Learning Chinese: How to Say "Can You Say That Again?" in Chinese

Chinese Characters: 可以再说一遍吗？
Pinyin: kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?
Pronunciation: k3 y3 zai4 shuo1 yi4 bian4 ma5
English Translation: Can you say that again?

Usage:

"可以再说一遍吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?)" is a polite way to ask someone to repeat something you didn't hear or understand clearly. It can be used in both formal and informal settings.

Example:

Chinese: 对不起，可以再说一遍吗？我没听清楚。
Pinyin: Duìbùqǐ, kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma? Wǒ méi tīng qīngchu.
English: Excuse me, can you say that again? I didn't hear clearly.

Variations:

There are a few variations of "可以再说一遍吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?)" that you may hear:

再说一遍 (zài shuō yí biàn): A more direct way to ask someone to repeat something.
麻烦再说一遍 (máfan zài shuō yí biàn): A more polite way to ask someone to repeat something, literally meaning "please say it again."

Tips for Learning:

Practice saying "可以再说一遍吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?)" out loud to improve your pronunciation.
Listen to native Chinese speakers saying "can you say that again?" to get a sense of the natural rhythm and intonation.
Use "可以再说一遍吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?)" in your daily conversations to practice using it in context.

Additional Notes:

"可以再说一遍吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma?)" is typically used when you didn't hear or understand something clearly.
To be more specific, you can add the part you didn't hear or understand after "再说一遍 (zài shuō yí biàn)", for example: "可以再说一遍'你好'吗？(kě yǐ zài shuō yí biàn 'nǐ hǎo' ma?)", which means "can you say '你好' again?"
When asking someone to repeat something on the phone, you can say "请再说一遍 (qǐng zài shuō yí biàn)", which means "please say it again."