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How to Say ‘I don't understand the shapes.’ in Mexican Spanish

No entiendo las figuras.

noh en-tee-EHN-doh lahs fee-GOO-rahs

[noh en-tee-EHN-doh lahs fee-GOO-rahs]

💬 Usage Tip: figuras is the everyday word for shapes in a drawing or chart. Don't use formas here, because that leans toward "ways" or "forms".

Phrase Breakdown

No entiendo

noh en-tee-EHN-doh

I don't understand

'Entiendo' comes from 'entender' (to understand). Stress 'en-TIEN-do'. Blend 'no en' smoothly.

Example

Perdón, no entiendo.

Sorry, I don't understand.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

not

Negation word used before the verb to say something did not happen.

Example

Yo no vi ningún letrero con esa tarifa.

I did not see any sign with that fare.

entiendo

[en-tee-EHN-doh]

I understand

First-person singular of entender; used to say you understand someone or something.

Example

Te entiendo, porque yo también busco cambios.

I understand you, because I’m also looking for changes.

las figuras.

lahs fee-GOO-rahs

the shapes.

'Figuras' means shapes or figures. Stress 'fi-GU-ras'. The 'g' is hard, as in 'go'.

Example

Dibuja las figuras en la hoja.

Draw the shapes on the sheet.

Words in this phrase

las

[lahs]

the

Plural feminine article used in time expressions like 'a las dos'.

Example

A las 2:00 tengo comida.

At 2:00 I have lunch.

figuras

[fee-GOO-rahs]

shapes / figures

Plural of 'figura', a shape or drawn figure.

Example

Dibuja tres figuras en la hoja.

Draw three shapes on the sheet.

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