How to say “more slowly, please” in Spanish
“More slowly, please” in Spanish is más despacio, por favor (mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, por fah-BOR), or más lento, por favor.
- Spanish
- más despacio, por favor
- Say it
- mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, por fah-BOR
- Also said
- más lento, por favor
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- no entiendoI don't understand · noh en-TYEN-doh
- ¿puede repetir?can you repeat that? · PWEH-deh rreh-peh-TEER
- ¿cómo se dice?how do you say …? · KOH-moh seh DEE-seh
- ¿qué significa?what does … mean? · keh seeg-nee-FEE-kah
- ¿dónde está el baño?where is the bathroom? · DOHN-deh ehs-TAH el BAH-nyoh
- ¿cuánto cuesta?how much is it? · KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah
- la cuenta, por favorthe check, please · lah KWEN-tah, por fah-BOR
- ¡ayuda!help! · ah-YOO-dah
Questions about más despacio, por favor
How do you say “more slowly, please” in Spanish?
“More slowly, please” in Spanish is más despacio, por favor. You can also say más lento, por favor.
How do you pronounce más despacio, por favor?
Say it mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, por fah-BOR. The syllables in capitals are stressed: PAH and BOR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does más despacio, por favor mean in English?
In English, más despacio, por favor means “more slowly, please”.
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