Did I get it

Checks you understood or were understood.

Mix-ups atteru asks if you're right; kikoeru is for bad audio or calls.

atteru?

polite atte imasu ka?

is that right?; did I get it right?

Checks your guess, answer, route or pronunciation; the answer is 'atteru yo' (right) or 'chotto chigau' (not quite).

'X de atteru?' = 'is X right?'. Also used for fit: 'saizu atteru' (the size fits).

casual

kono michi de atteru?

Is this the right way?

この道で合ってる？

polite

kono hatsuon de atte imasu ka?

Is my pronunciation right?

この発音で合っていますか？

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polite iitai koto wakarimasu ka?

you know what I mean?

Checks that a clumsy explanation landed; the answer is 'un, wakaru wakaru' if it did.

Said sharply in an argument, it becomes a challenge: 'do you get it?'.

casual

umaku ienai kedo, iitai koto wakaru?

I can't put it well, but you know what I mean?

うまく言えないけど、言いたいことわかる？

polite

setsumei ga heta desu kedo, iitai koto wakarimasu ka?

I'm bad at explaining, but do you see what I mean?

説明が下手ですけど、言いたいことわかりますか？

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polite kikoemasu ka

can you hear me?

Said on a bad phone or video call; the answer is kikoeru yo or kikoenai.

Kikoeru means can be heard, so the sound takes ga: koe ga kikoeru. It also asks did you hear that? about a noise.

casual

moshimoshi? kikoeru? denpa warui mitai.

Hello? Can you hear me? The signal seems bad.

もしもし？聞こえる？電波悪いみたい。

polite

moshimoshi, kikoemasu ka? koe ga tooi desu ne.

Hello, can you hear me? You sound far away.

もしもし、聞こえますか？声が遠いですね。

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