How to ask for clarification in English

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Hello, hello guys.
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00:02
I donโ€™t know about you, but for me, even after
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใŒใ€็งใซใจใฃใฆใฏใ€
00:04
all these years studying English, sometimes I feel confused when some
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่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใŸๅพŒใงใ‚‚ ใ€่ชฐใ‹
00:08
people are expressing, or telling me something.
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ใŒ ็งใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่กจ็พใ—ใŸใ‚Š่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๆททไนฑใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™.
00:12
And literally, I need to ask for clarification,
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ใใ—ใฆๆ–‡ๅญ—้€šใ‚Šใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€ใฃ
00:16
just to make sure I understood what they were saying.
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ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบๅฎŸใซ็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆ ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:19
Today, let me tell you about some expressions
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ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€
00:22
you can use when you need to ask for clarification,
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่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใซไฝฟ็”จใงใใ‚‹่กจ็พใ€
00:24
or the other way around, when you need to give clarification.
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ใพใŸใฏ ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใซไฝฟ็”จใงใใ‚‹่กจ็พใ‚’ใ„ใใคใ‹็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:37
Of course everything starts with you explaining that you didnโ€™t understand
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ ็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‹ใ‚‰ใ™ในใฆใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™
00:41
the message very well.
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ใ€‚
00:43
And for that you can say...
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚ใชใŸใฏ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™...
00:49
Iโ€™m not quite sure I follow.
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็งใฏ็งใŒใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒญใƒผใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใฏ็ขบไฟกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“.
00:53
Iโ€™m not quite sure I follow. I donโ€™t see what you mean.
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็งใŒใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒญใƒผใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใฏใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:59
I donโ€™t see what you mean. Wait, Iโ€™m not sure I got your point.
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ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ๅพ…ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€็งใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎไธปๅผตใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“.
01:06
Wait, Iโ€™m not sure I got your point.
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ๅพ…ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€็งใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎไธปๅผตใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“.
01:09
What are you getting at or what are you trying to say?
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ไฝ•ใ‚’่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใฎใ‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’่จ€ใŠใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚
01:12
What are you getting at?
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ไฝ•ใŒ่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:18
What are you trying to say?
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ไฝ•ใ‚’่จ€ใŠใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ใ™ใ
01:22
There is also the possibility of asking for clarification
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ใซ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚‚
01:25
straight away, for which you can say...
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏ...
01:28
Ah, Iโ€™m sorry, could you say it another way?
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ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ๅˆฅใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใˆใพใ™ใ‹?
01:31
Ah, Iโ€™m sorry, could you say it another way?
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ใ‚ใ€ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ๅˆฅใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใงใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:37
When you say...?
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ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ่จ€ใ†ๆ™‚...๏ผŸ
01:38
Here you repeat what they said.
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ใ“ใ“ใงใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ่จ€ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:40
Do you mean...? Here you explain what you understood.
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ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹โ€ฆ๏ผŸ ใ“ใ“ใงใ€็†่งฃใ—ใŸๅ†…ๅฎนใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:44
So, wait, when you say you know that place,
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ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใ
01:48
do you mean that youโ€™ve been there before?
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ ไปฅๅ‰ใซใใ“ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹?
01:51
What do you mean by that?
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ใใ‚Œใฏใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:55
What do you mean by that?
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ใใ‚Œใฏใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:59
Could you give me an example? Could you give me an example?
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ไพ‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ไพ‹ใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:05
Would you mind elaborating for me?
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่ฉณใ—ใ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:09
Would you mind elaborating for me?
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่ฉณใ—ใ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:12
The opposite can happen, where someone doesnโ€™t understand
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้€†ใซ ใ€่ชฐใ‹ใŒใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€่ชฌๆ˜Ž
02:15
you very well and asks you for clarification.
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ใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Š ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:18
To which you can respond with the following expressions to
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่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ ใ€ๆฌกใฎ่กจ็พใงๅฟœ็ญ”ใงใ
02:21
explain yourself.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:26
Okay, let me put it another way...
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ๅˆฅใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ‚’
02:30
Okay, let me put it another way... What I mean is...
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ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†... ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ๅˆฅใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆ
02:38
What I mean is... My point is...
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02:44
My point is... I mean...
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ใ†.
02:50
I mean... In other words...
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โ€ฆใจใ„ใ†ใ‹โ€ฆใคใพใ‚Šโ€ฆ
02:56
In other words...
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02:59
Thatโ€™s all for today, guys.
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ใคใพใ‚Šโ€ฆไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ“ใ“ใพใงใงใ™ใ€‚
03:01
Last but not least never forget to be polite.
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ๆœ€ๅพŒ ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€็คผๅ„€ๆญฃใ—ใใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆฑบใ—ใฆๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
03:04
And to thank the person for taking the time to explain to you what they meant.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒไฝ•ใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚’ใ‚ใชใŸใซ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๅ‰ฒใ„ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใซๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ—ใพใ™.
03:09
Itโ€™s been fun speaking with you once again.
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ใพใŸ ใŠ่ฉฑใงใใฆๆฅฝใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚
03:12
Donโ€™t forget to subscribe, and to click on the bell button.
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็™ป้Œฒ ใ—ใฆใ€ใƒ™ใƒซใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚’ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
03:16
If you want to see more videos with different alternatives,
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ใ•ใพใ–ใพใชไปฃๆ›ฟใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจ่ฆ‹ใŸใ„ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€่ชฌๆ˜Žใƒœใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใฎใƒใƒฃใƒณใƒใƒซ
03:19
Iโ€™ll recommend you a couple more from the channel in the description box.
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ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ•ใ‚‰ใซใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚’ใŠๅ‹งใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ .
03:23
Bye.
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