Kérem, mondja még egyszer!

Kérem is a polite word meaning please in this sentence.

It comes from the verb kér = to ask / request, and literally kérem means I ask or I request. But in everyday Hungarian, it is very commonly used just like English please.

You may also hear kérem? by itself, which can mean Pardon? or Sorry? when asking someone to repeat something.

Because this is a polite/formal command.

Hungarian forms commands differently depending on who you are speaking to:

• mondd! = say it! to one person informally
• mondja! = say it! to one person formally/politely
• mondjátok! = say it! to several people informally
• mondják! = say it! to several people formally

So in Kérem, mondja még egyszer!, the speaker is addressing someone politely, roughly like Please say it again to you in a formal sense.

This is a very common feature of Hungarian.

Formal you is usually expressed with Ön or maga, and grammatically these behave like third person forms. So even though the meaning is you, the verb looks like third person.

That is why:

• Ön mondja = you say (formal)
• Mondja! = say! (formal command)

So the form may look like he/she says, but in context it can also mean you say, formally.

Még egyszer literally means once more or one more time.

• még = still / more / yet
• egyszer = once / one time

Together, még egyszer is a very natural way to say again in the sense of repeating something once more.

So this phrase is equivalent to:

• again
• once again
• one more time

Hungarian often leaves out objects when they are obvious from context.

In English, we often say Say it again. In Hungarian, the object can be omitted if everyone already knows what is being referred to.

So:

• Mondja még egyszer! = Say it again! / Please say that again!

If you wanted to make the object explicit, you could say something like:

• Mondja azt még egyszer! = Say that again!

But in everyday speech, leaving it out is very common and natural.

Yes, it is clearly polite/formal.

There are two main clues:

• kérem = please
• mondja = formal command form

A more informal version to a friend would be:

• Mondd még egyszer! = Say it again!
• Mondd még egyszer, kérlek! = Please say it again!

So this sentence is appropriate when speaking politely to a stranger, a teacher, an older person, a customer, and so on.

Yes, the word order can change somewhat.

These are all possible:

• Kérem, mondja még egyszer!
• Mondja még egyszer, kérem!
• Mondja kérem még egyszer! (possible, though less neutral in some contexts)

The most natural polite patterns are usually:

• Kérem, ...
• ..., kérem.

Hungarian word order is flexible, but it often reflects focus, emphasis, or style. In this sentence, the main meaning stays the same.

Yes, although they can overlap.

• még egyszer = once more / one more time
• újra = again / anew
• ismét = again, often a bit more formal or written

For asking someone to repeat something, még egyszer is especially common and natural.

Examples:

• Mondja még egyszer! = Say it one more time!
• Mondja újra! = Say it again!
• Mondja ismét! = Say it again! (more formal/literary sounding in many contexts)

So in this sentence, még egyszer is a very good everyday choice.

Mondja is pronounced approximately MON-dyo.

A few pronunciation notes:

• o is like a short o
• dj in mondja sounds close to dy in English would you said quickly
• a at the end is more like aw or a short open vowel, not the English ay

So mondja is not pronounced like mond-ja with a strong English j sound.

The base verb is mond = to say / tell.

From this verb you get forms like:

• mondok = I say
• mondja = he/she says, or you say formally in context
• mondd! = say! informal command
• mondja! = say! formal command

So mondja in this sentence is an imperative form built from mond.

The comma reflects a pause and helps separate the polite introductory word from the main command.

So:

• Kérem, mondja még egyszer!

feels like:

• Please, say it again!

In actual everyday writing, punctuation can vary a little, but this version is perfectly normal and clear.

Yes, absolutely. It is natural and useful.

It is a standard polite way to ask someone to repeat what they said. Depending on the situation, you might also hear:

• Kérem? = Pardon?
• Mondja még egyszer, kérem! = Please say it again!
• Megismételné, kérem? = Could you repeat that, please? (more formal)

So Kérem, mondja még egyszer! is a very practical everyday sentence.