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Dialogue

¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

PWEH-dess deh-SEER EH-soh OH-trah VESS? Can you say that again?

Lo diré una vez más.

loh dee-REH OO-nah VESS MAHS. I will say it one more time.

Ahora entiendo.

ah-OH-rah en-tee-EN-doh. Now I understand.

Practiquemos la frase juntos.

prahk-tee-KEH-mohs lah FRAH-seh HOON-tohs. Let's practice the sentence together.

La primera parte todavía es difícil para mí.

lah pree-MEH-rah PAR-teh toh-dah-BEE-ah ess dee-FEE-seel PAH-rah MEE. The first part is still hard for me.

Podemos practicar esa parte despacio.

poh-DEH-mohs prahk-tee-KAHR EH-sah PAR-teh deh-SPAH-see-oh. We can practice that part slowly.

Word by Word

Puedes “Puedes” means “can” or “are you able to” in “¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?”. It is used before an infinitive such as “decir” to ask whether someone is able or willing to do something.

decir “decir” means “to say” in “¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?”. After “Puedes”, it names the action being requested; a useful pattern is a form of poder followed by “decir” and what is said.

eso “eso” means “that” in “¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?”. It points to the sentence or words the speaker wants repeated, and it comes before “otra vez” in this question.

otra “otra” contributes the idea of “another” in the expression “otra vez”, which means “again” here. The expression “otra vez” is useful when asking someone to repeat an action.

vez “vez” means a time or occurrence in “otra vez”. Together, “otra vez” means “again”, and this expression is used when an action should happen one more time.

Lo “Lo” refers to the thing being said in “Lo diré una vez más”. It is placed before “diré” to show what the speaker will say again; the whole phrase means “I will say it one more time”.

diré “diré” means “I will say” in “Lo diré una vez más”. It is the future first-person form related to “decir”, and it can be used after “Lo” when the speaker promises or states what they will say.

una “una” means “one” in “una vez más”. It appears before the feminine noun “vez” and helps form the expression “una vez más”, meaning “one more time”.

más “más” means “more” in “una vez más”. Together with “una vez”, it expresses an additional occurrence, and “una vez más” is a reusable way to say that something will happen again.

Ahora “Ahora” means “now” in “Ahora entiendo”. It places the understanding at the present moment and can introduce what the speaker understands at that point.

entiendo “entiendo” means “I understand” in “Ahora entiendo”. It is the first-person form related to “entender”, and it is used to state that the meaning has become clear to the speaker.

Practiquemos “Practiquemos” means “let’s practice” in “Practiquemos la frase juntos”. It invites the speaker and the listener to do the activity together, with “la frase” naming what they will practice.

la “la” means “the” in “la frase”. It marks “frase” as a specific feminine noun, and it comes directly before that noun.

frase “frase” means “sentence” or “phrase” in “la frase”. In this lesson it is the language item that the speakers will practice together.

juntos “juntos” means “together” in “Practiquemos la frase juntos”. It shows that the speakers will do the practice as a group, and it commonly appears with an activity shared by more than one person.

primera “primera” means “first” in “La primera parte”. It identifies the part that comes at the beginning, and its form matches the feminine noun “parte”.

parte “parte” means “part” in “La primera parte”. It identifies one section of the sentence, and it can follow an ordering word such as “primera” to specify which section is meant.

todavía “todavía” means “still” in “todavía es difícil para mí”. It shows that the difficulty continues at this moment, and it is placed before the description “es difícil” here.

es “es” means “is” in “La primera parte todavía es difícil para mí”. It links “La primera parte” with the description “difícil”, stating what that part is like for the speaker.

difícil “difícil” means “difficult” or “hard” in “es difícil para mí”. It describes the first part as requiring effort for the speaker, and it follows “es” in this sentence.

para “para” contributes the relation “for” in “difícil para mí”. The whole expression identifies the person who experiences the difficulty, and “para” is followed by “mí” here.

mí “mí” means “me” in “para mí”. It identifies the speaker as the person for whom the first part is difficult, and it appears after the preposition “para” with an accent.

Podemos “Podemos” means “we can” in “Podemos practicar esa parte despacio”. It expresses the speakers’ ability or possibility and is followed by the infinitive “practicar”.

practicar “practicar” means “to practice” in “Podemos practicar esa parte despacio”. It is the action made possible by “Podemos”, and a useful pattern is a form of poder followed by “practicar” and the thing being practiced.

esa “esa” means “that” in “esa parte”. It points to the particular part being discussed, and it comes directly before the noun “parte”.

despacio “despacio” means “slowly” in “Podemos practicar esa parte despacio”. It describes how the practice can be done, and it is placed after the activity and its object in this sentence.

Grammar Points

poder + infinitivo

Puedes decir eso.

PWEH-dess deh-SEER EH-soh.

You can say that.

Use a conjugated form of poder followed by an infinitive to express ability or permission.

lo + verbo conjugado

Lo diré una vez más.

loh dee-REH OO-nah VESS MAHS.

I will say it one more time.

The object pronoun lo usually comes before a conjugated verb and means “it.”

Spanish Vocabulary

ahora adv

ah-OH-rah now

Ahora entiendo.

decir verb

deh-SEER to say

¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

diré verb

dee-REH I will say

Lo diré una vez más.

entiendo verb

en-tee-EN-doh I understand

Ahora entiendo.

eso pron

EH-soh that; it

¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

frase noun

FRAH-seh sentence; phrase

Practiquemos la frase juntos.

juntos adj

HOON-tohs together

Practiquemos la frase juntos.

lo pron

loh it

Lo diré una vez más.

otra vez phrase

OH-trah VESS again

¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

practiquemos verb

prahk-tee-KEH-mohs let's practice

Practiquemos la frase juntos.

puedes verb

PWEH-dess can; are able to

¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

una vez más phrase

OO-nah VESS MAHS one more time

Lo diré una vez más.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can you say that again?

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¿Puedes decir eso otra vez?

I will say it one more time.

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Lo diré una vez más.

Now I understand.

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Ahora entiendo.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

can; are able to

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puedes

I will say

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diré

I understand

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entiendo

to say

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decir