Meaning:
- To ask someone to say something again for better clarity or understanding. (Request for Repetition)
- To ensure that information is correctly heard or understood. (Seeking Clarification)
- To facilitate clear communication when the initial message was not clear. (Improving Communication)
- If you would like someone to say a word, question or phrase again, use this question.
Examples:
- I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? I didn’t hear the last part.
- Could you repeat that, please? I’m not sure I understood correctly.
- Excuse me, could you repeat that, please? My phone rang and I missed what you said.
- I didn’t quite get what you meant. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? The connection was poor and I couldn’t hear you clearly.
- I’m having trouble hearing you. Could you repeat that, please?
- I’m not familiar with that term. Could you repeat that, please, and explain a bit more?
- Sorry, could you repeat that, please? I was distracted and missed your point.
- Could you repeat that, please? I want to make sure I have all the details.
- I’m taking notes and didn’t get that last part. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? I want to make sure I understand the instructions.
- I didn’t catch the date. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? I was reading something and didn’t hear you.
- I’m a bit confused. Could you repeat that, please?
- Sorry, I missed what you said about the schedule. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? I was trying to solve a problem and didn’t hear you well.
- I didn’t quite understand the last part of your explanation. Could you repeat that, please?
- Could you repeat that, please? I was on a different call and didn’t catch everything.
- I’m not sure I followed your instructions. Could you repeat that, please?
- I'm sorry, could you repeat that please?
- I can't hear you. Could you repeat that please?
- Could you repeat that please?