🇪🇸 Spanish phrases
How to say “I don't understand” in Spanish
No entiendo
noh ehn-TYEHN-doh
neutral
Useful with a follow-up request to slow down: '¿Puede hablar más despacio?' (formal). 'No comprendo' is also correct but slightly more formal.
Other ways to say it
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| No comprendo | noh kohm-PREHN-doh | I don't understand | Slightly more formal |
| ¿Puede repetir, por favor? | PWEH-deh reh-peh-TEER, por fah-VOR | Could you repeat, please? | Politely asking someone to say it again |
| ¿Cómo? | KOH-moh | Sorry? / What? | Quick request to repeat |
In a sentence
Perdón, no entiendo. ¿Puede hablar más despacio?
pehr-DOHN, noh ehn-TYEHN-doh. PWEH-deh ah-BLAR MAHS dehs-PAH-syoh
Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?
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“I don't understand” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianარ მესმისar mesmis🇫🇷 FrenchJe ne comprends paszhuh nuh kohm-prahn PAH🇩🇪 GermanIch verstehe nichtikh fer-SHTAY-eh nikht🇮🇹 ItalianNon capisconohn kah-PEE-skoh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseNão entendonowng een-TEN-doo🇷🇺 RussianЯ не понимаюya ne ponimayu🇯🇵 Japaneseわかりませんwakarimasen🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese我听不懂wǒ tīng bu dǒng🇰🇷 Korean이해가 안 돼요ihaega an dwaeyo🇸🇦 Arabicلا أفهمla afham🇦🇲 ArmenianՉեմ հասկանումchem haskanum🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniBaşa düşmürəmbah-shah dewsh-mew-ram🇮🇷 Persianنمیفهممnemifahmam🇹🇭 Thaiไม่เข้าใจmai khao chai🇻🇳 VietnameseTôi không hiểutoy khohng hee-oo🇺🇦 UkrainianЯ не розуміюya ne rozumiiu🇷🇸 SerbianНе разумемne razumem🇬🇷 GreekΔεν καταλαβαίνωdhen katalavéno🇮🇱 Hebrewאני לא מביןani lo mevin