How to Say ‘Sorry, could you repeat the surname?’ in Spain Spanish
Perdone, ¿me repite el apellido?
pehr-DOH-neh meh reh-PEE-teh ehl ah-peh-YEE-doh
[pehr-DOH-neh meh reh-PEE-teh ehl ah-peh-YEE-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Perdone is the polite form for someone you don't know. You'd use perdona with a friend.
Phrase Breakdown
Perdone,
pehr-DOH-neh
Excuse me / Sorry,
This is the formal way to say 'excuse me'. Stress 'DO': per-DO-ne.
Perdone, ¿dónde está el baño?
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
Words in this phrase
Perdone
[pehr-DOH-neh]
forgive / sorry for
Formal imperative of 'perdonar', used to apologise for something.
Perdone el retraso.
Sorry for the delay.
¿me repite
meh reh-PEE-teh
could you repeat
This is a polite request to repeat something. Say 'me repite' as one unit.
¿Me repite la dirección?
Could you repeat the address?
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. Say 'll' like 'y' and raise your voice at the end.
Escriba el apellido aquí.
Write the surname here.
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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