{"id":8116,"date":"2022-04-18T16:32:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T16:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=8116"},"modified":"2022-05-04T03:14:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T03:14:17","slug":"que-hago-si-no-entiendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/blog\/que-hago-si-no-entiendo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 hago si no lo entiendo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s happened to all of us. You were so excited to practice Spanish with a native speaker, and you were so confident in yourself! Then, the other person started talking, and you had no idea what words came out of their mouth. You feel frustrated, and a little embarrassed. In this article, we\u2019ll help you answer the question, \u201cWhat do I do if I don\u2019t understand?\u201d so you can keep the conversation going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respuestas de una palabra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Especially if the other person doesn\u2019t speak English and can\u2019t explain it to you, you\u2019ll want to know how to ask someone to repeat what they just said. \u00bfC\u00f3mo?<\/em> es una frase com\u00fan similar a \u00bfEh? <\/em>in English. It\u2019s short, sweet and to the point to show that you don\u2019t understand what they just said. You could also say, \u00bfPerd\u00f3n?<\/em> que es similar a Disculpadme<\/em>? o \u00bfC\u00f3mo dices?<\/em> With a confused look, these convey the message perfectly that you didn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u00eddeles que lo digan m\u00e1s despacio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>V\u00eddeo: Falsos amigos espa\u00f1ol-ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Si tienes una idea de lo que han dicho pero s\u00f3lo necesitas que lo hagan m\u00e1s despacio para ti, podr\u00edas intentar decir M\u00e1s despacio, por favor<\/em>. It\u2019s a polite way to say M\u00e1s despacio, por favor<\/em>. Tambi\u00e9n podr\u00edas decir M\u00e1s lento<\/em> en lugar de M\u00e1s despacio <\/em>si lento <\/em>is easier to remember since it\u2019s shorter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frases para pedir una repetici\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a beginner, a good phrase to know is Repita, por favor <\/em>if it\u2019s someone you\u2019re familiar with. If you want to show a little more respect, or you\u2019re in a culture that would use usted <\/em>en esta situaci\u00f3n, opta por Repite, por favor<\/em>. However, if you\u2019re a more advanced learner, you could try the phrase, \u00bfPodr\u00edas repetirlo, por favor?<\/em> para pedirles si pod\u00edan repetirlo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply state you don\u2019t understand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>Actividad en l\u00ednea: Conjugar verbos espa\u00f1oles en presente<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

If you\u2019ve tried everything above and you just want to say I don\u2019t understand<\/em>puedes utilizar las frases No entiendo <\/em>o no comprendo. <\/em>This way, the other person knows that you didn\u2019t catch anything they just said. Most likely, they\u2019ll either say it slower, or try a new way of phrasing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cada conversaci\u00f3n es una experiencia de aprendizaje. A veces hablas con alguien que tiene una acento o dialecto<\/a> you\u2019re not used to, and it\u2019s harder to understand. Keep practicing, be patient, and try your best. Soon, you\u2019ll feel confident in any situation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nos ha pasado a todos. Estabas tan emocionado por practicar espa\u00f1ol con un hablante nativo, \u00a1y ten\u00edas tanta confianza en ti mismo! Entonces, la otra persona empez\u00f3 a hablar, y no ten\u00edas ni idea de qu\u00e9 palabras sal\u00edan de su boca. Te sientes frustrado y un poco avergonzado. En este art\u00edculo, te ayudaremos [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,22,95,97],"tags":[48,88,294],"class_list":["post-8116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-conversacion-2","category-mindset","category-spanish","tag-learn-spanish","tag-learn-to-speak-spanish","tag-understand-spanish"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/What-Do-I-Do-If-I-Dont-Understand.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}