How to Say ‘Tell me what you don't understand.’ in French
Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
dee mwah suh kuh tyoo nuh kohm-PRAHN pah
[dee mwah suh kuh tyoo nuh kohm-PRAHN pah]
🇫🇷 In France: This sounds natural from a teacher to a student. Because it uses [tu], it fits the usual teacher-to-student relationship in France, but a student would normally switch to [vous] with a teacher.
Phrase Breakdown
Dis-moi
dee mwah
Tell me
An informal command using tu, meaning “tell me.”
Dis-moi la vérité.
Tell me the truth.
Words in this phrase
Dis
[dee]
tell
Imperative form of dire, used to ask someone to say something.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
-moi
[mwah]
to me / me
Attached object pronoun meaning to me in this command form.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
Ce que tu ne comprends pas
suh kuh tyoo nuh kohm-PRAHN pah
What you don’t understand
A clause used to ask or refer to the part that is unclear.
Explique-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
Explain to me what you don't understand.
Words in this phrase
ce
[suh]
what / that which
Ce often means what or that which when followed by que.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
que
[kuh]
that / what
Links ce to the rest of the clause; together ce que often means what.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
tu
[tyoo]
you
Informal singular you, used with a friend, classmate, or sometimes a child.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
ne
[nuh]
not
First part of French negation ne...pas around the verb.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
comprends
[kohm-PRAHN]
understand
From comprendre; used when talking about understanding a lesson or instruction.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
pas
[pah]
not
Second part of ne...pas, making the verb negative.
Le professeur dit : Dis-moi ce que tu ne comprends pas.
The teacher says: Tell me what you do not understand.
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