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Lesson 128 of 238

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Did you get that? in Spanish

Alex is explaining a new step, but a good explanation isn't one-sided. You need to check whether you're following, ask if something is clear, and invite questions.

You'll also learn to ask whether your explanation makes sense and offer to repeat it.

Then you'll check your own understanding with A ver si entendí.

By the end of this lesson

Check whether someone is following and ask whether you should repeat an explanation.

  • ¿Me sigues?Are you with me?
  • ¿Queda claro?Is that clear?
  • ¿Alguna duda?Any questions?
  • ¿Me estoy explicando bien?Am I explaining this clearly?
  • ¿Quieres que lo repita?Do you want me to say it again?
  • A ver si entendíLet me see if I got this

Scene — one careful explanation

At Café Laurel, Alex is showing Justin how to organize a small delivery form. The instructions have several steps, and Justin wants to follow them correctly.

Yako watches from his two chairs, ready to ask whether the explanation is clear.

At an outdoor café table, Alex teaches Justin how to organize a small delivery form while Yako watches attentively from his two chairs.

Learn — checking understanding

These six chunks help a conversation stay clear when someone explains a process, instruction, or idea.

Several questions check the listener directly, while one introduces your own summary.

  1. Alex pauses beside the form and looks directly at Justin while asking whether Justin is following the explanation.

    ¿Me sigues?

    Are you with me?

    When to use it: Use this while explaining to check whether the listener is following your steps.

    Sigues comes from seguir, meaning to follow; learn the whole question as one chunk.

    Say it: MEH SEE-gehs

  2. Alex opens both hands toward Justin and the organized form, asking if the instructions are clear.

    ¿Queda claro?

    Is that clear?

    When to use it: Ask this after an explanation when you want to know if the idea is clear.

    Queda means stays or ends up; here, the idea stays clear to the listener.

    Say it: KEH-dah KLAH-roh

  3. Alex gestures toward Justin with an inviting hand while Justin considers whether he has any questions.

    ¿Alguna duda?

    Any questions?

    When to use it: Use this to invite questions after giving instructions or information.

    Alguna matches duda, which is feminine; together they mean any question or doubt.

    Say it: ahl-GOO-nah DOO-dah

  4. Alex points to himself and then to the form, checking whether he is explaining the process well.

    ¿Me estoy explicando bien?

    Am I explaining this clearly?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want feedback about the way you are explaining something.

    Estoy explicando means I am explaining; bien asks whether you are doing it well.

    Say it: meh es-TOY ex-plee-KAHN-doh byen

  5. Alex holds the form up and makes a gentle repeat gesture while asking Justin if he wants the explanation again.

    ¿Quieres que lo repita?

    Do you want me to say it again?

    When to use it: Offer to repeat an explanation when the other person may need another hearing.

    Repita follows quieres que; learn this useful phrase as one piece.

    Say it: KYEH-rehs keh loh reh-PEE-tah

  6. Justin points through the steps on the blank form while carefully checking his understanding with Alex.

    A ver si entendí

    Let me see if I got this

    When to use it: Say this before restating instructions to check that you understood them correctly.

    Entendí is a past form meaning I understood; it introduces your own summary.

    Say it: ah vehr see en-ten-DEE

Story — a step-by-step lesson

Alex explains each step and checks whether Justin is following. Justin also checks his own summary before moving on.

The highlighted chunks are today's focus.

  1. Alex points to a delivery form and uncaps a blue pen.
  2. AlexPrimero escribe el nombre y luego revisa la dirección.First write the name and then check the address.
  3. Alex¿Me sigues?Are you with me?
  4. JustinSí, pero no entiendo la segunda parte.Yes, but I don't understand the second part.
  5. AlexDespués marcas la casilla verde. ¿Queda claro?Then you check the green box. Is that clear?
  6. JustinSí, queda claro.Yes, it's clear.
  7. Alex¿Alguna duda?Any questions?
  8. JustinNo, ninguna.No, none.
  9. Alex¿Me estoy explicando bien?Am I explaining this clearly?
  10. JustinSí. A ver si entendí: primero escribo, luego reviso y después marco. ¿Entendí bien?Yes. Let me see if I got this: first I write, then I check, and afterward I mark it. Did I get that right?
  11. AlexExacto. ¿Quieres que lo repita?Exactly. Do you want me to say it again?
  12. JustinNo, gracias. Ya entendí.No, thanks. I understand now.
  13. Yako circles the already checked box, just to be extremely helpful.

Practice — follow the explanation

You'll hear, match, complete, and arrange the new checks for understanding.

Read each situation carefully, because the best question depends on who needs clarification.

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  1. What did you hear?

    What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    ¿Queda claro?Drop the English here
    ¿Alguna duda?Drop the English here
    ¿Entendí bien?Drop the English here

    English

  3. What does it mean?

    What does it mean?

    ¿Puedes repetirlo?

  4. Fill the gap

    Fill the gap

    Any questions?

    ¿Alguna ____?

  5. What do you say?

    What do you say?

    You're explaining a process and want feedback about whether your explanation is clear.

  6. True or false?

    True or false?

    You can use this line to offer to repeat an explanation.

  7. Put the chat in order

    1. AlexWhat comes first?
    2. Justin…
    3. Alex…
    4. Justin…
  8. What do you say?

    What do you say?

    Alex explains a step, and you want to restate it to check that you understood correctly.

  9. Build the line

    Build the line

    Let me see if I got this

    Tap the words in order.

  10. What do you say?

    What do you say?

    You want to state plainly that you didn't understand Alex's explanation.

Say it — check and clarify

Now you're Justin, explaining a form step by step to Alex. Check whether Alex is following, invite questions, and offer to repeat.

Tap ▶ for a model line, then tap the microphone. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Justin (you)Check whether Alex is following your explanation.

    Check whether Alex is following your explanation.

    ¿Me sigues?

    Are you with me?

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Recap — what you can say now

Every line from this lesson
SpanishEnglishPlay
¿Me sigues?Are you with me?
¿Queda claro?Is that clear?
¿Alguna duda?Any questions?
¿Me estoy explicando bien?Am I explaining this clearly?
¿Quieres que lo repita?Do you want me to say it again?
A ver si entendíLet me see if I got this
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