12.12. A beszélgetőpartner nem értésének kezelése

1. Az mondottak megismétlése

simply repeated as originally spoken

I can't say I'm surprised.

spoken more slowly and carefully

I cannot say that I am surprised.

I said ...

I said seven hundred and thirty-five.

What I said was ...

What I said was don't walk on the grass.

I said + indirect speech form or close paraphrase

I said I was very tired.

I told/asked you to do sth

I asked you to shut the door.

I asked you + indirect (wh) question

I asked you where the toilet was.

2. Egy szó vagy kifejezés betűzése

pronouncing the sequence of letter names

Rhubarb R-H-U-B-A-R-B.

... is spelt ...

Tough is spelt T-O-U-G-H.

You spell it ...

You spell it B-R-I-G-H-T.

3. A mondottak javítása

(Sorry) No, not ..., ...!

No, not I want eating, I want to eat!

No, I mean(t) ... (not ...)

No, I meant John, not Joan.

... or rather ...

I went there yesterday, or rather the day before yesterday.

That's not (exactly) what I meant.

Let me try/start again.