Clarification

Question 1

Asking to repeat because you didn’t hear

Answer 1

Say that again.
Sorry, I missed that bit.
Sorry, I didn’t catch that.

Question 2

Asking for an explanation

Answer 2

What do you mean by…?
Can you be a bit more specific about what you mean by…?
I’m not quite sure what you mean by…
Can you elaborate on…, please?

Question 3

Explaining what you mean

Answer 3

What I mean is..
So basically, what I’m saying is…
Let me expand on …

Question 4

Checking that those listening to you got it

Answer 4

Does that make sense so far?

Question 5

Confirming that they understood you correctly

Answer 5

Yes, that’s correct

Pretty much

Question 6

Sigalling misunderstanding

Answer 6

There must be some misunderstanding
That’s not what I mean
Sory if I didn’t make that clear.

Question 7

Saying that explanation helped

Answer 7

Ah, I get it now.

OK, I see.

Question 8

Checking that you understood

Answer 8

So what you’re saying is…
To make sure I understand what you’re saying..
So you’re basically saying …
If I understand you correctly…