What to do when you don't understand what they say to you in a job interview... IN ENGLISH

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Do you mind if we continue with the interview in English?

There you have it, the dreaded moment has arrived. But what you fear most is not speaking yourself, you should have that more or less under control. What you fear most is being caught without having understood a word of what they say.

And that's normal. You don't know where the person rcs data pakistan you is going to be from: will they be from Glasgow? Newcastle? New Zealand?! With so many accents it's easy to get lost. But don't worry, because from today you'll know how to ask them to speak more slowly or repeat what they've said.

To slow down
In the end, what do you really want? For them to speak more slowly! Okay, let's see how we can say it. To say slower , we use the phrasal verb slow down . The most basic way to ask someone to speak more slowly is Could you please slow down? You can also use Would you please slow down? , which can be a bit aggressive depending on the tone of your voice, or Would you mind slowing down, please? , which is the more polite question.

Could you speak more slowly? I don't understand well. Could you please slow down? I don't really understand.
I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand. Could you speak more slowly? I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand. Would you please slow down?
I'm afraid I didn't quite understand what you said. Could you speak a little more slowly? I'm afraid I didn't fully understand what you were saying. Would you mind slowing down a little bit?
To go over it again
How can you ask someone to repeat what they just said? To start, you have to use the phrasal verb to go over , which means to repeat or go over . When we use this verb, we don't separate it from the preposition, but the complement always comes after it: Could you go over IT again? On the other hand, if you don't understand something, you can use the great English catchall verb: to get . If you say I don't get what you were saying , you are saying, in a more informal way, that you don't understand what the other person is saying.