<p>If it is indeed an A.I. machine, you can try issue the command and question together - 給我一個簡短的答覆, 今天是几月几号？ Or, to be polite, add 請 to the front to make it more willing to cooperate :)</p>
<p>Or, try, 簡捷點, 今天是几号？ 或, 簡单的, 今天是星期几？ If it provides the same responses as before, the A.I. wasn't functioning/programmed too good, I would consider 開除她 :)</p>

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給我一個簡短的答覆, 今天是几月几号？- This phrase is too long. I am not able to pronounce it without mistakes. Is it possible to say the same in a shorter way?
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小爱 簡單點 今天几号？ 或是 小爱 別囉唆 今天几号？
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<p>I talk with a voice assistant 小爱同学.
When I ask it: 今天是几号？
It answers: 今天是9月30号，周四，衣历辛丑年八月二十四。
It is difficult for me to understand this phrase.
I want a shorter answer: 今天是9月30号 or 30号 or 三十.</p>
<p>小爱同学 is very smart. It understands commands in natural language. For example when I say 再说一遍 it repeats its last phrase. The format of the command is not fixed. You can say 刚才您说的那一句我没听清了，麻烦您再说一遍吧 and it will understand you.</p>
<p>I do not know how to ask another (person) to answer shorter. &quot;Can you say it shorter?&quot;</p>

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2021-09-30T12:52:28.177Z
try 简单点 or 长话短说
sfy
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You just need to understand 农历 (which you mistyped as 衣历). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar. Then hopefully you can find the AI's answer quite easy.
Betty
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you can say 請長話短說 or 請說重點
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"一句話總結" means summarize into one sentence.
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How to ask the other to speak shorter?
# How to ask the other to speak shorter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-30)

I talk with a voice assistant 小爱同学.
When I ask it: 今天是几号？
It answers: 今天是9月30号，周四，衣历辛丑年八月二十四。
It is difficult for me to understand this phrase.
I want a shorter answer: 今天是9月30号 or 30号 or 三十.

小爱同学 is very smart. It understands commands in natural language. For example when I say 再说一遍 it repeats its last phrase. The format of the command is not fixed. You can say 刚才您说的那一句我没听清了，麻烦您再说一遍吧 and it will understand you.

I do not know how to ask another (person) to answer shorter. "Can you say it shorter?"

**Tags:** translation, phrase, phrase-request

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: try 简单点 or 长话短说  
> **username_2**: You just need to understand 农历 (which you mistyped as 衣历). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar. Then hopefully you can find the AI's answer quite easy.  
> **username_3**: you can say 請長話短說 or 請說重點  
> **username_4**: "一句話總結" means summarize into one sentence.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2021-09-30. Score: 1

If it is indeed an A.I. machine, you can try issue the command and question together - 給我一個簡短的答覆, 今天是几月几号？ Or, to be polite, add 請 to the front to make it more willing to cooperate :)

Or, try, 簡捷點, 今天是几号？ 或, 簡单的, 今天是星期几？ If it provides the same responses as before, the A.I. wasn't functioning/programmed too good, I would consider 開除她 :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 給我一個簡短的答覆, 今天是几月几号？- This phrase is too long. I am not able to pronounce it without mistakes. Is it possible to say the same in a shorter way?  
> **username_5**: 小爱 簡單點 今天几号？ 或是 小爱 別囉唆 今天几号？  

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