Everyday Phrases
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Could you say that again?
Abar bolben?
AH-bahr BOL-ben?
About this phrase
Literally
Again will-you-say?
When to use it
Short, polite way to ask someone to repeat themselves; abar means 'again' and bolben is the formal future/polite form of 'to say'.
How it feels
Polite, neutral-to-formal.
Formality
Formal, uses the 'apni' register
Grammar
Word by word
Rules in this phrase
Examples
In a conversation
Customer
Dam koto bollen, abar bolben?
What price did you say, could you repeat it?
Shopkeeper
Pachsho taka
Five hundred taka
Common replies
Hyan, obosshoi
Yes, of course
Ji, bolchhi
Sure, I'll say it again