How to Get People to Repeat Themselves (Nicely!) | Poppy and Peter Podcast E4

Episode 4: Are you tired of panicking when you can’t understand a strong accent, speed, or noise? You don't have to be rude! In this episode, we share the Native Speaker Secret for politely asking someone to repeat or slow down—without ever using the word "What?".

This lesson will teach you specific, high-value functional phrases for:
✅ Asking for a full repeat "I didn't quite catch that."
✅ Targeting a single confusing word "Could you spell that for me?"
✅ Confirming similar sounds "Did you say 'leave' or 'live'?"

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction: The Panic of Saying "What?"
1:55 Part 1: The Native Speaker Secret (Why you always ask for repetition) 3:20 Part 2 - Lexicon Leap, Match the Right Phrase to the exact problem.
3:44 Part 2: Level 1 Clarity - I Need a Full Repeat
4:39 Part 2: Level 2 Clarity - I Missed One Word (Spelling and Writing)
5:50 Part 2: Level 3 Clarity - The Confirmation Check ("Did you say X or Y?")
6:53 Part 3: Roleplay scenarios.
7:04 Part 3: Roleplay1: The Busy Check-In Desk (Using Level 1)
7:48 Roleplay 2: The Muffled Phone Call (Using Levels 2 & 3)
8:44 Part4: The Listener Challenge & Final Advice

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