How to say "I don't understand" in Catalan
no ho entenc
noh oh en-TENK
literally: I don't understand it
An essential survival phrase. To ask someone to repeat, say pots repetir-ho? ('can you repeat it?'). To ask them to speak slowly: més a poc a poc, si us plau.
Examples
| Perdó, no ho entenc | Sorry, I don't understand |
| No entenc el català gaire bé | I don't understand Catalan very well |
| Pots repetir-ho, si us plau? | Can you repeat it, please? |
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