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Asking someone to repeat in English (advanced)
Advanced English for asking someone to repeat. Key line: “Sorry, I missed that; could you run it by me again?”
Full script
Lin
Sorry, I missed that; could you run it by me again?
Them
Of course, I said the museum is two stops past the river.
Lin
Ah, thanks; for a second I heard mausoleum, which felt dramatic.
Them
Honestly, that would make this errand a lot heavier.
Lin
Yeah, I'm just trying to find the place, not haunt it.
Them
Then get off after the bridge, and you'll see it straight ahead.
Lin
Perfect, let me repeat that: two stops past the river, after the bridge?
Them
You've got it, definitely the museum, unless the ghosts changed the signs.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
repeat
✓ Could you run it by me again?Polite way to ask again
More natural than say again
misheard
✓ For a second I heard ...Say what you thought you heard
Natural way to explain a mishearing
repeat
✓ Let me repeat that.Say it back to check
Useful for checking details
past
✓ two stops past the riverAfter the river, two more stops
Here, past means after
Quick answers
repeat: what to say in English
Say “Could you run it by me again?” — polite way to ask again. More natural than say again.
misheard: what to say in English
Say “For a second I heard ...” — say what you thought you heard. Natural way to explain a mishearing.
repeat: what to say in English
Say “Let me repeat that.” — say it back to check. Useful for checking details.
past: what to say in English
Say “two stops past the river” — after the river, two more stops. Here, past means after.