please speak slowly in Esperanto

“Please speak slowly” in Esperanto is Parolu malrapide, mi petas (pah-ROH-loo mahl-rah-PEE-deh, mee PEH-tahs), or with bonvolu: Bonvolu paroli malrapide. Malrapide is “slowly” (mal- + rapide “fast”) and paroli is “to speak”. If the person already speaks slowly, ask for pli malrapide “more slowly”.

Other ways to say it

• Bonvolu paroli pli malrapide.Please speak more slowly.
• Parolu pli malrapide.Speak more slowly.
• Bonvolu paroli malpli rapide.Please speak less fast.
• Bonvolu ripeti.Please repeat.

Example sentences

• Parolu malrapide, mi petas.Please speak slowly.
• Bonvolu paroli pli malrapide!Please speak more slowly!

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PMEG gives two polite patterns: bonvolu before an infinitive (Bonvolu paroli), or mi petas after the request.

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