How to Ask for a Repeat without Saying WHAT? Unlock the Secrets to Polite English Phrases | Hridhaan

There are a lot of situations in life where

need to not understand what the other person said.

So you want the other person to repeat the information.

By the virtue of human tendency, people tend to use

just one word that comes to their mind very casually.

And that is what, ladies and gentlemen,

this is what today's session is about.

This very word, what no matter how the intonation

in which you say it is very rude.

In today's session, we will understand how to

ask people to repeat in English politely.

We're going to be discussing certain expressions.

Let us have a look at the first one.

The first one in the list is was that

was that is all about what is that?

It is a contracted form of what is that?

Which implies the other person

to repeat the information.

It's not blunt.

What it is was that if you say this

one with a smile, I think that would add

ultra charm to the way you say it.

For example, person A says I think we need

to talk, but B did not understand because there

was a lot of music in the background.

So B says, Sorry, was that the music is quite loud.

Very interesting phrase that you can make use of

when you want the other person to repeat.

Now, you're not really directly asking the

person to repeat, but you're implying the

other person to say the information.

Once again for you.

Next one is was that I'm driving

and there's a lot of noise pollution.

Let us look at the next one in the list.

The next one is make neither head nor tail.

Imagine it's dark at night and an animal

crosses the road, but you can't see.

But you didn't see by the head or the