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They asked me to in Spanish
Justin just sat through a neighbors' meeting he's not sure he understood, and Alex wants to compare notes.
You'll learn how to report what people asked you to do, what was agreed, and what stayed unclear. These are the lines that save you when everyone heard something different.
By the end, you can check understanding without sounding unsure.
By the end of this lesson
Report what you were asked to do and what was left unclear.
- Me pidieron que ___They asked me to ___
- Quedó que ___We left it that ___
- Según las reglas, ___According to the rules, ___
- No me quedó claro si ___It wasn't clear to me whether ___
- Yo entendí que ___What I understood was ___
- ¿Tú entendiste lo mismo?Did you understand it the same way?
Scene — comparing notes
Café Laurel, late morning. Justin has a notebook full of meeting notes he can't quite make sense of, and Alex has just walked in from the same meeting.
Yako is on his two chairs, listening like he takes minutes.
Learn — what was agreed
Six lines for reporting instructions and agreements. Notice how each one frames what you heard: they asked me, we left it that, according to the rules.
Learn each one as a frame you fill with real content.
Me pidieron que ___
They asked me to ___
When to use it: Say this to report an instruction that a group or several people gave you.
Pidieron is plural, so it's they. The verb after que usually goes in the past subjunctive: Me pidieron que llegara.
Quedó que ___
We left it that ___
When to use it: Say this to report what a group finally agreed, without naming who decided.
Quedar works like to end up: the agreement itself is the subject. Very common in Mexico for deals and plans.
Según las reglas, ___
According to the rules, ___
When to use it: Say this to back up what you're saying by pointing to the rules.
Según never changes; it works for rules, people, or the weather forecast.
No me quedó claro si ___
It wasn't clear to me whether ___
When to use it: Say this to admit, politely, that a point stayed unclear to you.
Quedar claro is the fixed phrase for something being clear. Si introduces the whether part.
Yo entendí que ___
What I understood was ___
When to use it: Say this to give your reading of what was said while leaving room to be wrong.
The yo adds a soft contrast: this is my version, not the official one.
¿Tú entendiste lo mismo?
Did you understand it the same way?
When to use it: Say this to check that the other person took away the same thing you did.
Lo mismo stands for the same thing, so you never repeat the content.
Story — the meeting after the meeting
Watch how Alex and Justin untangle the meeting, line by line. The highlighted phrases are what you just learned.
Yako contributes an opinion nobody asked for. Turn on Show English if you need it.
- Alex spots Justin's notebook full of scribbles.
- AlexJustin, ¿cómo te fue con la junta de vecinos?Justin, how did the neighbors' meeting go?
JustinRegular. No me quedó claro si tenía que traer algo.So-so. It wasn't clear to me whether I had to bring something.- AlexA mí me pidieron que llegara diez minutos antes.They asked me to arrive ten minutes early.
- JustinEso no me lo dijeron a mí.Nobody told me that.
- AlexTambién quedó que cada quien traía su propia copia.It was also left that everyone brings their own copy.
- Yako raises a hoof from his two chairs.
YakoSegún las reglas, las copias se quedan en la mesa.According to the rules, the copies stay on the table.- Justin¿Y tú cómo lo sabes?And how do you know that?
- YakoYo entendí que la junta era el jueves pasado.What I understood was that the meeting was last Thursday.
- Alex¿En serio? Era hoy, Yako.Seriously? It was today, Yako.
- JustinSobre las copias, ¿tú entendiste lo mismo?About the copies, did you understand it the same way?
- AlexSí, todo bien. La encargada fue amable. Me dijo que no era tan estricto.Yes, all fine. The woman in charge was kind. She told me it's not that strict.
- JustinEntonces no perdí nada por llegar tarde.Then I didn't miss anything by arriving late.
- YakoPerdiste el café de bienvenida.You missed the welcome coffee.
- AlexEse sí estaba bueno.That one was actually good.
Practice — report the rules
Nine exercises ahead: listening, matching, swapping, and building. Each one makes you choose the right reporting line for the situation.
Two of them are fill-the-gap, so read the English meaning first.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Spanish
Quedó que ___Drop the English hereSegún las reglas, ___Drop the English hereYo entendí que ___Drop the English hereEnglish
Swap the word
Swap the word
It wasn't the whole group that was asked; it was just you.
____ pidieron que ___
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
According to the rules, ___
Según las ____, ___
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Me dijo que ___
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
It wasn't clear to me whether ___
No me quedó ____ si ___
What do you say?
What do you say?
You run into Alex right after the neighbors' meeting and want to ask how it went for him.
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Build the line
Build the line
Did you understand it the same way?
¿ ?
Tap the words in order.
Say it — your turn to report
Now you're Justin, comparing notes with Alex after the meeting. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the model. Your recording stays on your device.
- Alex¿Cómo te fue con la junta?How did the meeting go?
- Justin (you)Say it wasn't clear to you whether you had to bring anything.
Say it wasn't clear to you whether you had to bring anything.
No me quedó claro si ___
It wasn't clear to me whether ___
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Recap — what you can say now
| Spanish | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Me pidieron que ___ | They asked me to ___ | |
| Quedó que ___ | We left it that ___ | |
| Según las reglas, ___ | According to the rules, ___ | |
| No me quedó claro si ___ | It wasn't clear to me whether ___ | |
| Yo entendí que ___ | What I understood was ___ | |
| ¿Tú entendiste lo mismo? | Did you understand it the same way? |
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