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INTRODUCTION
"I don't understand" is going to be a very useful phrase because most of the time, maybe even almost 100% of the time, you won’t understand. While there are similarities between English and Spanish, many words are derived from Latin. Spanish sounds very different from English. In the beginning, there will likely be an adjustment period, during which your ears get used to the Spanish.
GRAMMAR POINT
In Spanish, "I don't understand" is No te entiendo.
No te entiendo.
Let's break it down by syllable: No te en-tien-do
And now, let's hear it once again, No te entiendo.
The first word, no, means "no."
no
This is followed by te, which means “you” or “to you.”
te
And finally, we have entiendo which in Spanish is "(I) understand."
entiendo
Syllable breakdown: en-tien-do
And entiendo
So, all together, we have, No te entiendo, which means "I don't understand you."
Another way to express “I don’t understand” is, No te comprendo.
No te comprendo
Let’s break it down by syllable: No te com-pren-do.
Now, let’s hear it once again, No te comprendo.
The first word, no, means “no.”
no
This is followed by te, which means “you” or “to you.”
te
And finally, we have comprendo, which in Spanish is “understand.”
So all together, we have, No te comprendo. Literally, this means “I don’t understand you.”
The phrases we just we just reviewed should be used when one person speaks with you and you don’t understand him or her. In this situation, you would say, No te entiendo “I don’t understand you.” If you’re speaking with several persons, you should substitute os for te, resulting, No os entiendo.
No os entiendo.
If it’s something that you don’t understand, a letter, an announcement, you should then substitute lo for te. Lo means “it” or “to it,” so if you don’t understand a letter or a newspaper, you could say, No lo entiendo.
No lo entiendo.

Outro
Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means “good luck” in Spanish.
Okay, here we go!
"I don't understand you." - No te entiendo.
No te entiendo.
No te entiendo.
"I don't understand it." - No lo entiendo.
No lo entiendo.
No lo entiendo.
“I don’t understand you (plural).” - No os comprendo.
No os comprendo.
No os comprendo.

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