Spanish Phrases For Being Understood

Spanish Phrases With Online Audio

When you speak Spanish with someone it's important that you understand them and they understand you. Learning to use the phrases on this page will help prevent misunderstandings when you speak Spanish. For example, sometimes the person you talk with will talk too fast so you may have to ask them to speak a little slower. Or, at times you may understand the entire sentence they tell you except for 1 word so you need to be able get a clarification of what was said.



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Spanish Phrases For Being Understood

Di me lo otra vez.

Tell it to me again.

Repite, por favor.

Repeat, please.

¿Que dijiste?

What did you say?

No comprendo, ¿puedes repetir?

I don't understand, can you repeat it?

¿Que dijo?

What did he(she) say?

Remember, dijo is the third person and can refer to a man or woman. If you want to be specific, you can add the personal pronoun like this:"¿Que dijo el?"

otra vez

again

Otra vez is useful when you need to ask someone to repeat some part of what they said.

Puedes hablar mas despacio, por favor?

Can you speak more slowly, please?

No entiendo, or No comprendo

I don't understand

¿Como? -or- ¿Que?

What?

You'll hear both of these words in a context that means what did you say? -- You should know that ¿Que? is a little less-formal and should only be used with the closest of friends. When in doubt, use ¿Como?

¡Lo siento!

I'm sorry!

por favor

please

perdon

excuse me

con permiso

excuse me

Literally, 'with your permission'. Use this the way we say 'excuse me' when there is barely enough room to get by in a crowd.