Learn how to say, "I don't understand"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| How to Say "I Don't Understand" in English |
| In this lesson, we’ll take a look at another important phrase: “I don’t understand.” This will prove very useful if you don’t immediately understand what people are saying. |
| SURVIVAL PHRASES |
| Let’s break this phrase down: ’I’ is the person, in this case, yourself, ‘don’t’ is a contraction of do+not, and finally we have ‘understand’. Altogether it is, “I don’t understand.” |
| Slowly by syllable: I don’t understand. |
| Another way to express that you don’t understand is by asking somebody: “What does this mean?” |
| Slowly by syllable: What does this mean? |
| This phrase could come in handy for many situations, so it’s a good one to remember. For example, if you get fined for having the wrong train ticket, you could say to the train staff: “I don’t understand, what does this mean?” The chances that you get out of paying the fine are slim, but at least you’ve tried. |
| Okay, to close out this lesson we’d like you to practice what you’ve just learned. I’ll provide you with the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So good luck! |
| - I don’t understand |
| - What does this mean? |
Outro |
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| Alright! That’s going to do it for this lesson. Bye! |
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