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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 entencSorry, I don't understand
No entenc el català gaire béI don't understand Catalan very well
Pots repetir-ho, si us plau?Can you repeat it, please?

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