I don't understand

phrase

Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.

Meanings

phrase

alternative I do not understand

  1. Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.

Translations

Afrikaans ek verstaan nie
  • ek verstaan nieI don't understand
Arabic لَا أَفْهَم
  • لَا أَفْهَم (lā ʔafham)I don't understand
Basque ez dut ulertzen
  • ez dut ulertzenI don't understand
Bengali আমি বুঝি না, বুঝি না
  • আমি বুঝি না (ami bujhi na)I don't understand
  • বুঝি না (bujhi na)I don't understand
Bulgarian не разби́рам
  • не разби́рам (ne razbíram)I don't understand
Catalan no ho entenc, no capissono
  • no ho entencI don't understand
  • no capissonoI don't understand
Chinese Cantonese 我唔明白
  • 我唔明白 (ngo⁵ m⁴ ming⁴ baak⁶)I don't understand
Chinese Mandarin 我不明白, 我不懂
  • 我不明白 (wǒ bù míngbai)I don't understand
  • 我不懂 (wǒ bù dǒng)I don't understand
Czech nerozumím
  • nerozumímI don't understand
Danish jeg forstår ikke
  • jeg forstår ikkeI don't understand
Dutch ik begrijp het niet, ik snap het niet
  • ik begrijp het nietI don't understand
  • ik snap het nietI don't understand
Esperanto mi ne komprenas
  • mi ne komprenasI don't understand
Estonian ma ei saa aru
  • ma ei saa aruI don't understand
Finnish en ymmärrä, en tajua
  • en ymmärräI don't understand
  • en tajuaI don't understand
French je ne comprends pas
  • je ne comprends pasI don't understand
German ich verstehe nicht
  • ich verstehe nichtI don't understand
Greek δεν καταλαβαίνω
  • δεν καταλαβαίνω (den katalavaíno)I don't understand
Hawaiian ʻaʻole maopopo iaʻu
  • ʻaʻole maopopo iaʻuI don't understand
Hebrew אני לא מבין, אני לא מבינה
  • אני לא מבין (aní lo mevín)I don't understand
  • אני לא מבינה (aní lo meviná)I don't understand
Hindi मैं नहीं समझता हूँ, मैं नहीं समझती हूँ
  • मैं नहीं समझता हूँ (ma͠i nahī̃ samajhtā hū̃)I don't understand
  • मैं नहीं समझती हूँ (ma͠i nahī̃ samajhtī hū̃)I don't understand
Hungarian nem értem
  • nem értemI don't understand
Icelandic ég skil ekki, ég botna ekki í þessu
  • ég skil ekkiI don't understand
  • ég botna ekki í þessuI don't understand
  • ég átta mig ekki á þessuI don't understand
  • ég er ekki með á nótunumI don't understand
Indonesian saya tidak mengerti, saya tidak paham
  • saya tidak mengertiI don't understand
  • saya tidak pahamI don't understand
Irish ní thuigim
  • ní thuigimI don't understand
Italian non capisco
  • non capiscoI don't understand
Japanese 分かりません, 分からない
  • 分かりません (wakarimasen)I don't understand
  • 分からない (wakaranai)I don't understand
Korean 이해가 안 가요, 이해 못해요
  • 이해가 안 가요 (ihae-ga an gayo)I don't understand
  • 이해 못해요 (ihae mot-haeyo)I don't understand
  • 이해가 못 알아들었어요 (ihae-ga mot aradeureosseoyo)I don't understand
Latin nūllō intellegō, nōn intellegō
  • nūllō intellegōI don't understand
  • nōn intellegōI don't understand
  • nescioI don't understand
Latvian nesaprotu, es nesaprotu
  • nesaprotuI don't understand
  • es nesaprotuI don't understand
Lithuanian nesuprantu, aš nesuprantu
  • nesuprantuI don't understand
  • aš nesuprantuI don't understand
Malay saya tidak faham
  • saya tidak fahamI don't understand
Norwegian Bokmål jeg forstår ikke
  • jeg forstår ikkeI don't understand
Polish nie rozumiem
  • nie rozumiemI don't understand
Portuguese eu não entendo, não entendo
  • eu não entendoI don't understand
  • não entendoI don't understand
Romanian nu înțeleg
  • nu înțelegI don't understand
Russian не понима́ю, я не понима́ю
  • не понима́ю (ne ponimáju)I don't understand
  • я не понима́ю (ja ne ponimáju)I don't understand
Slovak nerozumiem
  • nerozumiemI don't understand
Spanish no entiendo, no comprendo
  • no entiendoI don't understand
  • no comprendoI don't understand
Swahili sielewi
  • sielewiI don't understand
Swedish jag förstår inte
  • jag förstår inteI don't understand
Tagalog hindi ko maintindihan
  • hindi ko maintindihanI don't understand
Tamil புரியவில்லை
  • புரியவில்லை (puriyavillai)I don't understand
Thai ผมไม่เข้าใจ, ดิฉันไม่เข้าใจ
  • ผมไม่เข้าใจ (pǒm mâi kâo-jai)I don't understand
  • ดิฉันไม่เข้าใจ (dì-chǎn mâi kâo-jai)I don't understand
Turkish anlamıyorum, anlamadım
  • anlamıyorumI don't understand
  • anlamadımI don't understand
Ukrainian я не розумі́ю
  • я не розумі́ю (ja ne rozumíju)I don't understand
Urdu مَیں نَہِیں سَمَجْھتا ہُوں, مَیں نَہِیں سَمَجْھتِی ہُوں
  • مَیں نَہِیں سَمَجْھتا ہُوں (ma͠i nahī̃ samajhtā hū̃)I don't understand
  • مَیں نَہِیں سَمَجْھتِی ہُوں (ma͠i nahī̃ samajhtī hū̃)I don't understand
Vietnamese tôi không hiểu
  • tôi không hiểuI don't understand
Welsh dwi ddim yn deall
  • dwi ddim yn deallI don't understand
Yiddish איך פֿאַרשטיי ניט, איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט
  • איך פֿאַרשטיי ניט (ikh farshtey nit)I don't understand
  • איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט (ikh farshtey nisht)I don't understand
Zulu angiqondi
  • angiqondiI don't understand
Cite this entry
APA

I don't understand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20understand

MLA

“I don't understand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20understand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I don't understand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20understand.

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