{"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":"%d1%87%d1%82%d0%be-%d0%bc%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c-%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/%d1%87%d1%82%d0%be-%d0%bc%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c-%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do I Do If I Don\u2019t Understand?"},"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

One-word responses<\/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> is a common phrase similar to Huh? <\/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> which is similar to Excuse me<\/em>? or Pardon?<\/em> With a confused look, these convey the message perfectly that you didn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask them to say it slower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Video: Spanish-English false friends<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

If you have an idea of what they said but just need for them to slow it down for you, you could try saying M\u00e1s despacio, por favor<\/em>. It\u2019s a polite way to say Slower, please<\/em>. You could also say M\u00e1s lento<\/em> instead of M\u00e1s despacio <\/em>if lento <\/em>is easier to remember since it\u2019s shorter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phrases to ask for a repetition<\/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>in this situation, opt for Repite, por favor<\/em>. However, if you\u2019re a more advanced learner, you could try the phrase, \u00bfPodr\u00edas repetirlo, por favor?<\/em> to ask if they could please repeat it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply state you don\u2019t understand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Online Activity: Conjugate Spanish Verbs in Present<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

If you\u2019ve tried everything above and you just want to say I don\u2019t understand<\/em>, you can use the phrases No entiendo <\/em>or 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

Every conversation is a learning experience. Sometimes you speak with someone that has an accent or dialect<\/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":"

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 [\u2026]<\/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\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}