Say You Don't Understand in Spanish | Beginner Phrases

Listen and repeat key beginner Spanish phrases for saying you don't understand and asking for help.

Show Notes

Learn to say you don't understand in Spanish with this listen-and-repeat phrase drill for absolute beginners. In this lesson: • Say "I don't understand" and "Sorry, I don't understand" • Ask someone to repeat or speak more slowly • Ask how to say something and if they speak English Vocabulary from this episode: No entiendo – I do not understand Perdón, no entiendo – Sorry, I do not understand ¿Puedes repetir, por favor? – Can you repeat, please? Más despacio, por favor – More slowly, please No hablo muy bien español – I do not speak Spanish very well ¿Cómo se dice eso en español? – How do you say that in Spanish? ¿Hablas inglés? – Do you speak English? ¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor? – Can you write it, please? Practice these phrases with the Lisn app: https://lisn.onelink.me/qwSi?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=es-lessons-en&utm_content=decir-que-no-entiendes-neutral

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Welcome to this Spanish lesson for complete beginners. Today we are learning how to say that you do not understand. After each phrase, repeat it out loud. Let us get started.
Quick thing before we start. This is a quick phrase drill. You listen, and you repeat. No explanations, just practice. But if you want full lessons that actually explain the grammar and the context behind every phrase, download the Lisn app. It is audio-first Spanish lessons built for real understanding, not just repetition. Your first seven days are free. Search Lisn Speak Spanish in the App Store or Google Play.
I do not understand.
No entiendo.
No entiendo.
No entiendo.
I do not understand.
No entiendo.
Sorry, I do not understand.
Perdón, no entiendo.
Perdón, no entiendo.
Perdón, no entiendo.
Sorry, I do not understand.
Perdón, no entiendo.
Can you repeat, please?
¿Puedes repetir, por favor?
¿Puedes repetir, por favor?
¿Puedes repetir, por favor?
Can you repeat, please?
¿Puedes repetir, por favor?
More slowly, please.
Más despacio, por favor.
Más despacio, por favor.
Más despacio, por favor.
More slowly, please.
Más despacio, por favor.
I do not speak Spanish very well.
No hablo muy bien español.
No hablo muy bien español.
No hablo muy bien español.
I do not speak Spanish very well.
No hablo muy bien español.
How do you say that in Spanish?
¿Cómo se dice eso en español?
¿Cómo se dice eso en español?
¿Cómo se dice eso en español?
How do you say that in Spanish?
¿Cómo se dice eso en español?
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
¿Hablas inglés?
¿Hablas inglés?
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
Can you write it, please?
¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor?
¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor?
¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor?
Can you write it, please?
¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor?
Great work. Today you practiced eight phrases to say that you do not understand, ask someone to repeat or slow down, ask how to say something, and ask if they speak English. Try to use these phrases out loud again today, even just once. The more you say them, the more natural they will feel.