"Please talk slowly."

Translation: ゆっくり話してください。

[fenglucia]

Yes, Duolingo, please!

[KittyQuitm]

For real, why is it so fast?!? The speed is totally unreasonable for beginners.

[ElGringo207186]

Japanese unfortunately speak that fast.

[starbuck32123]

Linguistically and psychologically it doesn't make sense for it to start that fast

[Zackarotto]

I thought the kanji was already "hanashi" by itself, but if I build this sentence from the cards without using the shi kana at the end of the kanji, it's wrong?

[DebAzevedo]

Yeah, the kanji 話 by itself, as a noun meaning "talk, conversation", is はなし. But the verb "to talk" using that kanji is 話す (はなす), so the し comes from the conjugation to the -ます form. Very dirty trick from duo putting both as options, you have to be extra careful.

[takenby1]

I believe the character is read as "はな" when used as a verb (to speak) and "はまし" when used as a noun (story).
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[AivarasPuk]

はなす/はなし/は(on reading)

[Emer_Learns]

This phrase should show up sooner! It's crucial!

[Marknld]

I usually say もっとゆっくり言ってください。

[Young-keun]

Me too. Word 'motto' can roughlt translat as '(little) more', and I also usually speak that way. I don't know why it is wrong answer.

[triavatar]

Chotto yukuri hanashite sounds better right?

[deactivated user]

Sounds more anime, but not as real life.

[AlexDavies688666]

Why does using chotto sound anime?

[starbuck32123]

Anime... uses... regular... grammar... no?

[logan812545]

isnt that just saying talk a little slower

[toastedbunz]

What is the function of て?

[MuttFitness]

I thought you could just say yukuri kudasai and any Japanese person would understand you to mean speech.

[AnthonySin16]

True, but this is a case were the context needs to be established. Duo gives you the words to establish the context this time.

[Agustn612615]

*Yukkuri!

[Young-keun]

Agree, but its little bit rude