Как попросить пояснить или повторить сказанное

Asking for repetition and clarification

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• I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that, please? 

/aɪ ˈdɪdn̩t kætʃ ðæt. kʊdʒu rɪˈpit ðæt pliz/

(didn’t - syllabic N: /ˈdɪdn̩t/; could you - couldja /kʊdʒu/)

• I missed that. Could you repeat that, please? 

/aɪ mɪst ðæt. kʊdʒu rɪˈpit ðæt pliz/

• Could you run through that one more time? 

/kʊdʒu rʌn θru ðæt wʌn mɔr taɪm/

(run through often links: /rʌnθru/)

• I don’t quite follow you. 

/aɪ doʊnt kwaɪt ˈfɑloʊ ju/

(casual: you - ya /jə/ - /ˈfɑloʊ jə/)

• What exactly do you mean? 

/wʌt ɪɡˈzæktli du ju min/

(casual: do you - dʒu /dʒu/)

• I don’t see what you mean. 

/aɪ doʊnt si wʌtʃu min/

(what you - whatcha /ˈwʌtʃu/)

• Are you saying we need to… ? 

/ɑr ju ˈseɪɪŋ wi nid tə/

(need to - /nid tə/ - often /nidə/)

• What I mean is ...

/wʌt aɪ min ɪz/

(often with pause after "is")

• To clarify,

/tə ˈklærəˌfaɪ/

(to - weak form /tə/)