Chinese phrase
你刚才说什么？ nǐ gāng cái shuō shén me
Meaning
What did you just say?
When to use it
Asks someone to repeat words that were just spoken. It is a simple, neutral question used when speech was not heard clearly.
Example dialogue
我没听清，你刚才说什么？ wǒ méi tīng qīng nǐ gāng cái shuō shén me
I didn't catch that - what did you just say?
我说放学后去操场。 wǒ shuō fàng xué hòu qù cāo chǎng
I said let's go to the playground after school.