Everyday Phrases
BeginnerNeutralStandard
I don't understand
Ami bujhte parchi na
AH-mee BUJH-tay PAHR-chhee NAH
About this phrase
Literally
I to-understand am-not-able
When to use it
A key survival phrase, more specific than bujhini ('didn't understand'), expresses ongoing difficulty understanding, e.g. mid-conversation.
How it feels
Neutral, practical.
Formality
Neutral
Grammar
Word by word
Examples
In a conversation
Learner
Sorry, ami bujhte parchhi na, abar bolben?
Sorry, I don't understand, could you say it again?
Friend
Kono shomossha nai, aste boli
No problem, I'll say it slowly
Common replies
Thik achhe, aste boli
Okay, I'll say it slowly
Accha, abar bolchhi
Okay, I'll say it again