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Ask and Answer Questions and Listen to Others

Do you [hear, understand, get] what I said?
Am I speaking [too quickly, too softly, slowly enough, loudly
enough]?
Am I using the [correct, right, appropriate, proper] [English,
words, vocabulary]?
Did I use the right [idiom, word, words, phrase]?

Do you [hear, understand, get] me?
Should I say that [another way, in other words, differently]?

Do you want me to [clarify, repeat, explain] that?
Should I [say that again, say that in a different way, rephrase
that, explain that further]?
I really need this information in order to [do, finish, complete,
understand, carry out, accomplish] [the project, the task,
the job, the assignment, my work]. (Said when accepting
directions.)

I really need you to understand this information in order to
[do, finish, complete, understand, carry out, accomplish] [the
project, the task, the job, the assignment, your work]. (Said
when giving directions.)

Phrases to Clarify Answers

Please [repeat, clarify, rephrase] that.
I didn’t [hear, understand, get, catch] that.

Could you say that [again, more slowly, more loudly, in other
words, in another way]?

This isn’t clear to me—could you go over it one more time?
Thank you.

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