How to say "i didn't understand properly" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "i didn't understand properly" translates to  não entendi direito 

Transliteration: nah-o en-ten-dee dee-reh-toh

🇧🇷 Desculpe, não entendi direito.

🗣️ Deh-skool-peh, nah-o en-ten-dee dee-reh-toh.

🇺🇸 Sorry, I didn't understand properly.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "i didn't understand properly" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "não entendi direito" which translates to "I didn't understand properly".

How to pronounce "não entendi direito" (i didn't understand properly) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "não entendi direito" is pronounced as "nah-o en-ten-dee dee-reh-toh".

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