How to Say ‘Could you repeat the surname?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Me repite el apellido?
meh reh-PEE-teh ehl ah-peh-YEE-doh
[meh reh-PEE-teh ehl ah-peh-YEE-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often turns a plain statement into a polite request just by raising your voice at the end: ¿Me repite...? works like "Could you repeat...?". Same pattern: ¿Me dice su nombre? "Could you tell me your name?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me repite
meh reh-PEE-teh
Could you repeat (for me)
This uses the formal present tense as a polite request. Stress 'PI': re-PI-te.
¿Me repite el número?
Could you repeat the number?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun showing that something matters to the speaker.
Me interesa mucho saber cómo trabaja el equipo.
I am very interested in knowing how the team works.
repite
[reh-PEE-teh]
(you) repeat
Formal 'you' form of 'repetir', to repeat.
¿Me repite su nombre?
Could you repeat your name?
el apellido?
ehl ah-peh-YEE-doh
the surname?
'Apellido' means surname. In Spain 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes': a-pe-YI-do.
¿Cuál es su apellido?
What is your surname?
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
apellido
[ah-peh-YEE-doh]
surname
A person's family name.
¿Cómo se escribe su apellido?
How do you spell your surname?
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