Kan du sige det én gang til?

Kan du literally means can you.

In Danish, this is a very common way to make a polite request, just like in English:

• Kan du hjælpe mig? = Can you help me?
• Kan du sige det igen? = Can you say that again?

So although it looks like a question about ability, it usually functions as a polite request.

Sige is the infinitive form of the verb to say.

After kan, Danish uses the infinitive without at:

• kan sige = can say

So:

• Kan du sige det ...? = Can you say it ...?

A learner may notice that English also uses the bare infinitive after can, so this part works quite similarly.

Det means it/that here.

Danish has two common words for it/that: den and det. Which one you use often depends on the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to.

But in everyday speech, det is very common when referring to:

• a whole statement
• something someone just said
• something not named directly

In Kan du sige det én gang til?, det usually means what you just said.

So even if you do not know the exact noun, det is the normal choice here.

Yes, én gang til literally means one time more / one time again.

The parts are:

• én = one
• gang = time/occasion
• til = more / again in this expression

So the whole phrase means:

• one more time
• again

This is a very common Danish expression:

• Kan du gøre det én gang til? = Can you do it one more time?

The accent in én helps show that the word is the number one and is being stressed.

Danish often writes:

• en = the article a/an or sometimes one
• én = one, especially when the number itself is important

In én gang til, the idea is specifically one more time, so én is often written with the accent.

In casual writing, some people may leave the accent out, but using én is helpful and clear.

Til often does mean to, but in Danish it has several uses.

In the fixed expression én gang til, til means something like:

• more
• again
• another time

So you should learn én gang til as a whole expression.

Examples:

• Sig det én gang til. = Say it one more time.
• Prøv én gang til. = Try one more time.

Yes, absolutely.

Kan du sige det igen? means Can you say it again? and is very natural.

The difference is small:

• igen = again
• én gang til = one more time

Both are common.
Én gang til sounds a little more like just once more, while igen is the more direct word for again.

Yes, it is polite and normal.

Kan du sige det én gang til? is a standard, friendly way to ask someone to repeat something.

If you want to sound even softer, you could say:

• Kan du sige det én gang til, tak? = Can you say that one more time, please?
• Vil du sige det én gang til? = Would you say that one more time?

But the original sentence is already polite in most situations.

Yes, you can.

Vil du ...? literally means will you ...?, but in Danish it can also be used for polite requests.

So both are natural:

• Kan du sige det én gang til?
• Vil du sige det én gang til?

Very roughly:

• Kan du ...? = Can you ...?
• Vil du ...? = Will you / would you ...?

In many everyday situations, the difference is small.

The word order is:

• Kan = verb
• du = subject
• sige = infinitive verb
• det = object
• én gang til = adverbial phrase

So: Kan du sige det én gang til?

This is normal Danish question word order for a yes/no question: verb + subject + rest

Compare:

• Du kan sige det. = You can say it.
• Kan du sige det? = Can you say it?

A careful pronunciation is roughly:

kan du SI-ge deh EHN gang til

A few helpful notes:

• kan often sounds shorter and less clear in fast speech
• du can sound like doo or a weaker version depending on the speaker
• sige has two syllables: SI-ge
• det is often pronounced more like deh
• én is stressed
• gang has a Danish vowel sound that may be difficult at first

In natural speech, the sentence may sound more connected and reduced than the spelling suggests. Listening to native audio is especially helpful for this one.

Yes.

You can use Kan du sige det én gang til? with:

• friends
• classmates
• coworkers
• shop staff
• teachers
• strangers in everyday situations

Danish is generally less formal than English in many contexts, so this sentence works well almost everywhere. If you want extra politeness, just add tak:

• Kan du sige det én gang til, tak?