How to say "i don't understand" in French?

In French "i don't understand" translates to  Je ne comprends pas 

Transliteration: zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas, pouvez-vous répéter?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah, puh-veh voo reh-peh-teh?

🇺🇸 I don't understand, can you repeat?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah. poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay seel voo pleh?

🇺🇸 I don't understand. Can you repeat please?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah. poo-vay-vous rey-peh-tey seel voo pleh?

🇺🇸 I don't understand. Can you repeat that please?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah. poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay seel voo play?

🇺🇸 I don't understand. Can you repeat that please?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah. poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay seel voo play?

🇺🇸 I don't understand. Can you repeat please?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire.

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah suh kuh voo voo-lay deer

🇺🇸 I don't understand what you mean.

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites.

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah suh kuh voo deet.

🇺🇸 I don't understand what you're saying.

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah. poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay seel voo play?

🇺🇸 I don't understand. Can you repeat that please?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas, pouvez-vous répéter ?

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah, puh-vay voo ray-pay-tay?

🇺🇸 I don't understand, could you repeat that?

🇫🇷 Je ne comprends pas cette phrase.

🗣️ zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah set frahz

🇺🇸 I don't understand this sentence.



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Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "i don't understand" in French?

You can use the word "Je ne comprends pas" which translates to "I don't understand".

How to pronounce "Je ne comprends pas" (i don't understand) in French?

The word "Je ne comprends pas" is pronounced as "zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah".

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