How do you politely ask for an explanation?

How do you politely ask for an explanation?

There are a few simple steps to follow when you’re looking for further explanation.

1. Admit you need clarification. Admitting you need more information makes the next step much easier for the person you ask.
2. Don’t blame the other person. Own your confusion.
3. Summarize.
4. Be specific.

How do you use please explain?

You can write “please explain,” or “explain, please.” I prefer “please explain,” but that is just a matter of style; both the phrases are perfectly fine. An adverb (please) may precede or follow the verb it modifies, so either would be correct, though you would probably want a comma for the latter: Explain, please.

Can you explain me or can you explain to me?

“Explain me” in the context you probably are thinking of, would be pidgin English. The only way it would make sense if it meant that “me” was the thing you want explained. “Explain mathematics”, “Explain cars”, “Explain me”. “Explain to me” is perfectly fine, either as part of a sentence…

Could you please clarify what this means?

When you ask someone to clarify something for you, it suggests that you are following what the person is saying and understand the majority or all of the key points, but you need more details on a certain point.

How do you explain something in an email?

Tips

1. Start with Dear and the person’s title and name.
2. Say what the problem is first. Then, give more details.
3. Make it short and clear. Just include the most important information.
4. Say Thank you for your understanding at the end. It shows that you hope the reader will understand your problems.

How do you write an email asking for explanation?

How do you write your clarification emails?

1. Thank the person for the information. Thanks for the information on the conference.
2. Clarify what you don’t understand/still need. I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean by ABC.
3. Reference the next step politely. I am looking forward to receiving the updated information today.

How do you say please in a formal way?

synonyms for please

1. amuse.
2. charm.
3. cheer.
4. entertain.
5. gratify.
6. satisfy.
7. tickle.
8. wow.

Could you please and can you please difference?

Both are correct. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .

When to use explain or explains?

As verbs the difference between explain and explains is that explain is to make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of while explains is (explain).

What is it to explain something?

To explain something is to make it plain or clear, or to render it understandable or intelligible.

How do you say just to clarify politely?

Could you please or could you kindly?

4 Answers. Both are polite, and no reasonable professor would take objection to either. If you wanted to sound a little more formal, you could say I should be most grateful if you would send me the document.

Is it’can you explain me’or’explain it to me’?

By the way, it is explain to me (or better, explain it to me), not explain me. Explain me means you are asking for an explanation of yourself. It’s like asking, “Can you explain your opinion?” Understand the meaning. You ask for explanation when there is a doubt. If Always use “could” if you are asking for a favour.

When to use ” explain ” instead of ” clarify “?

Or perhaps the other person wasn’t fully clear (it happens!) so they need to restate their idea another way. Of course, if you do need a longer, more detailed explanation, you want to use the verb “explain” rather than “clarify.”

Why do you ask someone to explain something?

When you ask someone to explain something to you, it suggests that you’re pretty lost, that you missed key points, or that they need to give you a more in-depth explanation so that you fully understand.

When do you use the word explain in a sentence?

If you do choose to use “explain,” be sure to be very specific about what you need explained, naming a particular idea, detail, or viewpoint. Instead of asking, “Could you please explain…?” be sure to ask, “Could you please clarify…?” to sound more professional, more intelligent, and more fluent when speaking English.