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

In German "i don't understand" translates to  Ich verstehe nicht 

Transliteration: eek fer-SHTAY-uh nikht

🇩🇪 Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst.

🗣️ eek fer-SHTAY-uh nikht, vahss doo MYNST.

🇺🇸 I don't understand what you mean.

🇩🇪 Können Sie das bitte wiederholen? Ich verstehe nicht.

🗣️ KERN-en zee dahs BIT-tuh VEE-duhr-hoh-len? eek fer-SHTAY-uh nikht.

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

🇩🇪 Entschuldigung, ich verstehe nicht.

🗣️ Ent-shool-dih-goong, ich fer-shtay-uh nikht.

🇺🇸 Excuse me, I don't understand.

🇩🇪 Ich verstehe nicht, können Sie das bitte wiederholen?

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

🇩🇪 Entschuldigung, ich verstehe nicht. Können Sie das bitte anders erklären?

🗣️ ent-shool-dih-goong, eek fair-shtay-uh neekt. kuh-nen zee dahs bit-tuh on-ders air-klay-ren?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, I don't understand. Can you please explain it differently?

🇩🇪 Kannst du das bitte nochmal erklären? Ich verstehe nicht.

🗣️ kahnst doo dahs bit-tuh nohkh-mahl ay-klair-en? eekh fehr-shtay-uh nikht.

🇺🇸 Can you please explain that again? I don'tunderstand.

🇩🇪 Entschuldigung, ich verstehe nicht. Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?

🗣️ ent-shool-dih-goong, eekh fehr-shtay-uh nikht. kuhr-nen zee dahs bit-tuh vee-der-hoh-len?

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

🇩🇪 Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst.

🗣️ Eek fer-shtay-uh nikht, vahs doo mynst.

🇺🇸 I don't understand what you mean.

🇩🇪 Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst.

🗣️ ich fer-shtay-uh nikht, vahs doo mynst.

🇺🇸 I don't understand what you mean.



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

You can use the word "Ich verstehe nicht" which translates to "I don't understand".

How to pronounce "Ich verstehe nicht" (i don't understand) in German?

The word "Ich verstehe nicht" is pronounced as "eek fer-SHTAY-uh nikht".

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