come again

English

Possibly an ellipsis of "Could you come again with what you just said?" or similar.

(idiomatic, informal) Could you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said
- 1955, Rex Stout, "When a Man Murders...", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, →ISBN, page 120:
  "Who says he did?" / "Aubry." / "Yeah? A guy in for murder? Come again." / "Glad to. Beebe says so too."
- 1994, The Wolf, Pulp Fiction:
  Vincent: "A "please" would be nice." The Wolf: "Come again?" Vincent: "I said a "please" would be nice." The Wolf: "Get it straight, Buster. I'm not here to say "please". I'm here to tell you what to do."

could you repeat that

Arabic: please add this translation if you can:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 你說什麼, 你说什么 (nǐ shuō shénme)
Finnish: voisitteko toistaa
French: pardon ? (fr), plaît-il ? (fr), comment ? (fr), quoi ? (fr), (informal) de quoi ? (fr), (colloquial) hein ? (fr)
German: wie bitte (de), bitte (de), nochmal bitte
Hindi: please add this translation if you can:
Hungarian: tessék? (hu)

Often used in retail stores and service establishments, especially in hotels and restaurants

polite farewell, inviting return visit

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 歡迎再次光臨, 欢迎再次光临 (huānyíng zàicì guānglín)
Finnish: tervetuloa uudelleen
French: au plaisir (fr)
German: besuchen Sie uns gerne wieder, besuchen Sie uns baId wieder, kommen Sie bald wieder
Hungarian: jöjjön/jöjjenek (el) máskor is
Italian: please add this translation if you can

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