Learn how to say "I don't understand"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson we shall see a very useful phrase meaning “I don’t understand.” It is useful, of course, because many times you won’t immediately pick up on what people are saying. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In Portuguese, “I don’t understand” is |
| Não entendo. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Não en-ten-do. |
| Once more: |
| Não entendo. |
| The poor knowledge of Portuguese language may be one of the reasons for not understanding. In this case say |
| Não entendo português. This expression is translated in English as “I don’t understand Portuguese” |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Não en-ten-do por-tu-guês. |
| Não entendo português. |
| The first word “não” means “no” |
| (slow) Não. |
| Não. |
| Next we have entendo a conjugated form of the verb “to understand.” |
| (slow) En-ten-do. |
| Entendo. |
| And the last word “português” means “Portuguese” |
| (slow) Por-tu-guês. |
| Português. |
| Another recourse is to tell someone, “I don’t speak Portuguese.” |
| Eu não falo português. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Eu não fa-lo por-tu-guês. |
| Once again: |
| Eu não falo português. |
| Eu means I |
| We already explained the first word não. |
| This is followed by falo a form of the Portuguese verb translated as “to speak.” |
| (slow) Fa-lo. |
| Falo. |
| Next we have português the word for “Portuguese”. |
| Here’s the whole sentence: |
| (slow) Eu não fa-lo por-tu-guês. |
| Eu não falo português. |
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