What it means

Please speak more slowly. 慢 means slow, 一点 softens it to "a bit."

When to use it

Extremely useful and always well received. Chinese speakers often speed up without realizing it when talking to learners.

Examples

qǐng请màn慢yì一diǎn点,wǒ我tīng听bù不dǒng懂。

Please speak slower, I don't understand.

qǐng请màn慢yì一diǎn点shuō说,xiè谢xie谢。

Please speak a bit slower, thank you.

nín您néng能màn慢yì一diǎn点ma吗?

Could you slow down a little?

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