Ask for clarification, slow things down, and confirm you understood.
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I didn't understand.
No he entendido.
Could you speak a bit slower, please?
¿Puedes hablar un poco más despacio, por favor?
Could you speak a bit slower, please? (formal) (Formal 'usted' — verb ending shifts from -es to -e.)
¿Puede hablar un poco más despacio, por favor?
Could you repeat that, please?
¿Puedes repetirlo, por favor?
Could you repeat that, please? (formal)
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Did you understand me?
¿Me has entendido?
Am I saying it right?
¿Lo digo bien?
Am I pronouncing it right?
¿Lo pronuncio bien?
What's the right way to say it? (Literally 'how does one say it' — impersonal 'se'.)
¿Cómo se dice correctamente?
I forgot. (Literally 'it has forgotten itself to me' — Spanish puts the blame on the thing, not you.)
Se me ha olvidado.
Is there another word for that?
¿Hay otra palabra para eso?
Is that the same as this?
¿Eso es lo mismo que esto?
How do you say…?
¿Cómo se dice…?
What does this mean?
¿Qué significa esto?
What's this called? (Literally 'how does this call itself'.)
¿Cómo se llama esto?
Really? Is that right?
¿En serio? ¿Es correcto?
Why? Why is it like this?
¿Por qué? ¿Por qué es así?
Can you repeat that for me?
¿Me lo puedes repetir?
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