Asking for Help

bebakhshid, komak mikonid?

Excuse me, can you help?

A natural, everyday way to ask someone for help.

lotfan komak konid.

Please help.

More direct, good for urgent situations or addressing staff.

man masir ro nemidunam.

I am lost.

Common spoken form, literally meaning you don't know the route.

man inja ra nemishenasam.

I don't know this place.

Useful when you need to explain you are unfamiliar with the area.

man nemifahmam.

I don't understand.

Direct and clear, but can sound a bit blunt.

motevajjeh nemisham.

I don't catch your meaning.

The standard, polite way to say you don't understand in everyday speech.

ye bar-e dige, lotfan.

Can you repeat, please?

Short and very natural in conversation.

lotfan tekrar konid.

Please repeat.

Formal and polite, good for talking to authority figures.

yavashtar, lotfan.

Slower, please.

A quick way to ask someone to slow down.

lotfan yavashtar sohbat konid.

Please speak more slowly.

The standard, respectful phrasing.