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How to Say ‘I can't hear you well.’ in Spain Spanish

No te oigo bien.

noh teh OY-goh byen

[noh teh OY-goh byen]

💬 Usage Tip: oír "to hear" is irregular: oigo for "I hear," but oyes for "you hear." Spanish skips the "can" here. No te oigo already means "I can't hear you."

Phrase Breakdown

No te

noh teh

I don't … you

Negation plus 'you' as the object, said as one quick unit: 'no-te'.

Example

No te entiendo.

I don't understand you.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

not

Used to express negation.

Example

No quiero ir.

I do not want to go.

[teh]

you

Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you'.

Example

Si no lo entiendes, que te den.

If you don’t understand it, screw you then.

oigo bien.

OY-goh byen

hear well.

'Oigo' means 'I hear'. Stress falls on 'OI'.

Example

Ahora sí te oigo bien.

Now I can hear you well.

Words in this phrase

oigo

[OY-goh]

I hear

First person present of 'oír', to hear.

Example

No oigo la música.

I can't hear the music.

bien

[byen]

well

Used with quedar to mean that something looks good on someone.

Example

Te favorece muchísimo; sí, Ese color te queda muy bien.

It flatters you a lot; yes, that color suits you very well.

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