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Which phrase means 'I'm sorry. Please say it again' in Japanese?

Sumimasen. Moo ichi-do itte kudasai. (すみません。もう一度言ってください。)

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  1. Sumimasen. Yukkuri hanashite kudasai. (すみません。ゆっくり話してください。)
  2. Sumimasen. Kore wa nan desu ka. (すみません。これは何ですか。)
  3. Sumimasen. Moo ichi-do itte kudasai. (すみません。もう一度言ってください。) ✔

Why: Moo ichi-do means one more time, and itte kudasai means please say. The first wrong choice asks for slow speech, and the second asks what something is.

Huh, didn't know that: Ichi-do literally means one time, so moo ichi-do is 'one more time'.

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Answer: Sumimasen. Moo ichi-do itte kudasai. (すみません。もう一度言ってください。). Moo ichi-do means one more time, and itte kudasai means please say. The first wrong choice asks for slow speech, and the second asks what something is.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 7 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/07.html
    Sumimasen. Moo ichi-do itte kudasai. I’m sorry. Please say it again.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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