DON'T Say QUÉ When You Don't Understand Something In Spanish, Say THIS Instead!

[@springspanish]

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[@Piano_Kid90]

¡Gran video! ¿Cómo se llama la música de fondo?

[@stacker6077]

She is such a great teacher and makes learning fun! Plus, she's absolutely adorable! 😄

[@margaritakleinman5701]

Another word you could use to ask someone to repeat something, that sounds less rude than "que?", is "como?". And also of course in Mexican Spanish, the most common thing to say when you didn't hear or understand clearly what someone said, is "mande".

[@hlambrou1]

Thank you. I try to focus on Mexican spanish. I remember playing video games online with a friend and someone knocked on his door and he said mande. Now I understand it better

[@margaritakleinman5701]

@@hlambrou1 Right! People say it all the time.

[@larsedik]

"Mande" is what I've always heard people say, especially in Mexico City.

[@margaritakleinman5701]

@@larsedik Yes, "mande" is used all throughout Mexico, and here in the southwest U.S. too.

[@mcredwolf925]

@@margaritakleinman5701 Also used here in Califas (Slang for California for those who don’t know) too

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

I love Paulisima. She is fun and speaks perfectly in both languages. I think the music is nice, but the music volume could be lower. Thank you for your videos.

[@kathleenclark6260]

Prefiero nada de música

[@richardadelman5470]

@@kathleenclark6260 Estoy de acuerdo. Mientras menos (nada) de música mejor.

[@reclaimingminds2811]

Thank you for this lesson and the different ways to indicate lack of understanding ❤

[@kenmccarthy9037]

Great practical lesson. Better than 100 textbooks.

[@ozzyhouston2535]

As I watch these and other people's videos, I pause the videos repeatedly so as to read the writing. I find that to learn, I need to stop and let the written words sink in. Anything you can do to make these sentences readable and easy to pause and see will be appreciated.

[@user-jq2mm4wj7b]

love your style of teaching...So far it's at a level I can understand. looking forward to more challenges. Mike

[@edwardmoran1739]

This was the best, best ever. Very well done - my host family talks rapidly and one word always seems to trip me up. Thank you for this presentation !!!!

[@paulisimafromspringspanish1762]

Thank you Edward :D

[@Ryan_Evers]

Yo necessito aprendar mas español....gracias Amiga!

[@ClementePablo-f8f]

The first time I had huaraches was in a Mexican restaurant which the owners were from DF the Capitol of Mexico. They looked like a foot, so when I looked up the word huaraches I wasn’t surprised it said “sandals.” In Huatulco, Oaxaca they weren’t as good but I bet in the Capitol of Oaxaca named Oaxaca they are better since I heard the food there is really great! ❤

[@jamesfreese4700]

Great tips and advice-very useful suggestions!!!!

[@desireandfire]

I'm the kid of Mexican immigrants who decided to work in a Mexican restaraunt to learn more Spanish. I understand a lot of it but needed more practice and exposure. I usually say my regular English "huh?" or "Que dijistes?" but I had no idea that "que?" was a bad thing to say... now I'm trying to figure out all the times I've said it at work lol

[@VictorMedina-b3k]

el quee esta bien dicho y es valido, solo tiene que decirlo de forma amable con tu tono de voz

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

¡Buenos Días Maestra Paulisima! I like your lesson so much. ¡Muchísimas gracias Maestra por compartir esta lección!

[@surfingram]

Paulisima es tan bella que le pueda escuchar todo el dia :)

[@chuck3142]

En mi parte de California "mande" es muy popular en vez de "qué"

[@mattslupek7988]

When I was learning Spanish in college, my professor used to say “¿Repita?” if he didn’t understand what we said. We also learned “¿Cómo?”, which is what I saw in the textbook, “Poco a Poco”.

[@ulisesdiale4004]

We usually say "¿cómo?" (meaning 'how?') to mean 'what?' (¿Qué?). You know, it's the short form for "¿cómo dices?" (which's better to translate as 'what do you say/mean?').

[@brittybee6615]

Sometimes people say “how’s that?” in English, but I have no idea what the logic in that is lol.

[@mea5720]

¡Sí entendí! Gracias

[@babubhaiparekh]

Good teaching method thank you

[@jonadabster8401]

She is the best !

[@therealtwizzytwon3427]

This is probably one of the best videos I've watched. Thank you

[@clementekpo7606]

Muy útil 👌🏼

[@MrAntoineglenn]

She’s My favorite teacher. So much fun to watch

[@2LLC643]

really helpful...perdon...de mucha ayauda! Mil Gracias!

[@ryleekawasugi3610]

omg you are utterly hilarious and I would love to learn from you. I've learned so much from just this video.

[@DrMott]

Paulisima-muchas gracias por este clase! Ahora no voy a hablar "que" mas.

[@robertjackson9601]

New sub, love the lessons

[@Soundfamiliaruk]

I love this Gracias

[@edwardmoran1739]

Watched again, so important !!!! Use every day, every conservation. Thank you !!!!

[@aldenasuemia]

There is a typo at 4:03 - "SINGNIFICA" instead of "significa" no?

[@gaming-zombie1392]

Your videos will help others very well....

[@rickaguayo]

Que guapisima!

[@thecurator2626]

Gracias 🙏🏽

[@danielhudson870]

¡Este fue un video increíble! Muchas gracias por los consejos 😊

[@paulisimafromspringspanish1762]

Gracias Daniel! Qué bueno que te gustó :D

[@laurengamboa.bookkeeping]

¡Gracias! En mis conversaciones con mi maestro en italki, siempre digo “¿que dijiste?” Voy a usar estas frases la próxima vez.

[@marcoschepis-unknownlocati7483]

Very helpful

[@ewwitsantonio]

For some reason your channel never entered my feed until now! I've been following spanish accounts on YT for like 4 years! Not sure why but I'm glad I finally saw it today :)

[@prime8nate]

I spend a lot of time in La Paz (Baja Sur) and, by far, the most common expression is "Mande?" That's my go-to expression when I didn't quite catch everything someone said.

[@_AlexPR_]

I believe mexicans are the only ones that use that term. In most latino countries they use "que" or "como".

[@willcramer4245]

Thank you so much. I teach English in the states during the school year but in the summer I travel to Costa Rica to teach English. When I am there most Costa Ricans speak so fast it is hard for me to get all of what they are saying. Now I have a plan to ask then to explain what they are saying. Gracias Will

[@DavidMixon-yo2mo]

Claro siempre es mande

[@photoman5943]

thank you

[@hakonosatowakugai7256]

I usually say " como fue"

[@sterlingdafydd5834]

Gracias

[@raobb1416]

She is fabulous

[@Kwelinzito]

Eres buena onda Paulisima. Imposible no disfrutar tus lecciones.

[@robertlucey825]

Esta padre!

[@gericoughlin]

¡Excelente, gracias!

[@jimkozmo667]

Gracias, use estás frases anoche!

[@paulisimafromspringspanish1762]

yeah!!!!! This makes me very feliz :)

[@efstratiapatsidou]

Very helpful video! greetings from your greek friend learning spanish :-)

[@SteveBarrymore-rg4oy]

Loved it! Can wait for the next one!

[@joeyburrell3207]

Absolutely helpful! Gracias un Monton. Lo me encanta.👍👍👍

[@robbyv1476]

Muy buenos ideas. Muchas gracias!

[@rockerobertson4002]

Tengo ganas de aprendar mas!

[@ninabaker2970]

¡Muchísimas Gracias ❣️

[@jackj3573]

That was awesome... you teach in a way that is so much fun!

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

Paulisima: Buenas tardes. Yo sé que son los huaraches porque era un restaurante cerca de mi casa se llama Chilangos y yo pone un orden de huaraches por la primera vez allá. Me gusta esos con frijoles negros, huevos, cebolla y queso. Son como chanclas que es una palabra que aprendí en Panama.

[@chrislandry7092]

I love this channel, keep up the good work!

[@whynotwyatt294]

You're 👍 good!

[@Hewhogreetswithfjre]

Thank you very much. Gracias 🙏

[@michelney2915]

Gracias Senorita por su leccion.

[@josedrullon]

Great video! You are an amazing teacher.

[@cristiansarmento9683]

amo mi maestra muchismo

[@jimbritt7859]

I just subscribed! I live in Guatemala. I often hear something like "demanda!" or "me manda!" Is this a good substitue for "Que?"

[@tikiarakirana]

Yes, the word "manda" could be used as "Qué" and it's usually spoken in Mexico

[@glynispalazuelos7216]

Que perfecto! Jaja!

[@lesliep2359]

Love the videos but I find the music distracting.

[@johnjaeger4804]

puedes decir ¿qué son los huaraches?

[@jaydenbrown721]

Thank you so much, every Spanish chunk is very helpful

[@helenwalsh2025]

Really helpful, thank you

[@mikemason746]

She is really fun to watch. I might even start learning Spanish.

[@ulisesdiale4004]

Have you started?

[@kimaya.3563]

....?

[@garlandetheridge9902]

What about "Monde(Monda)"?

[@t.c.bramblett617]

OK, but what are huaraches? They sound delicious!

[@nswelles1]

Frecuentemente uso ¨¿Como?¨ ¿Es aceptable?

[@pep590]

Yes, I hear natives say 'como' all the time.

[@Ισαβέλα-ψ7τ]

si . es mejor que usar “qué “

[@ulisesdiale4004]

It sounds more polite, that's it

[@sydneeconarroe9120]

Question!!!! Once someone told me that "Monday?" (spelled wrong prolly) in Spanish would translate to "come again? Or something along those lines. Is it true or was I misinformed?

[@edwardmoran1739]

Such an important lesson, thank you !!!!!

[@valerieacuff362]

This is great. So very helpful. Thank you.

[@jimquantic]

in any language, try to be.....specific. Try to focus on the key word you don't understand. In this case "Huaraches?" is all you need to say. "Huaraches?" with inflection in your voice. Or "no se Huaraches", or "Huaraches no es familiar"

[@LaViajeraGringa]

Yes I love this channel!!

[@archur111]

Nice!!! Very helpful!

[@jimreadey4837]

You are delightful. (Or, at least, you were delightful a year ago…) ¡Graçias! 😇 🙏🏻

[@ΕυσταθιοςΓαλατης-ο3λ]

Muchissimas gracias maestra...

[@kieranmacmanus717]

Muy útil, muchas gracias xx

[@avalon9999]

There are many ways to say 'sorry' and 'excuse me'. Which do I use if I, for example, bump into someone and want to apologize? I have been using 'perdóname,' is that correct? Are there other expressions I could use?

[@_AlexPR_]

You can use "perdoname" or simply "perdon". "Disculpa" is also very common.

[@avalon9999]

@@_AlexPR_ gracias!

[@ulisesdiale4004]

It's also common to hear, after saying "perdón/perdóname" or "disculpa/discúlpame", "fue sin querer (it was unintentionally)/no lo hice queriendo (I didn't mean to)". Or you could also hear "mil disculpas" (a thousand of apologies)

[@CitySparrow]

excelente! mil gracias.

[@Jamesatbtinternet]

Muchas gracias Paulisima! Estos ejemplos son muy utiles

[@dosjuans1]

what about la palabra 'mande' ?

[@Ισαβέλα-ψ7τ]

es una frase del Mexico. pueden usarlo, pero creo que los jóvenes lo usan mucho 😅😅😅 ¿ pero qué lo sé? mi información sobre esto es de la gente de los comentarios quien son mexicanos .

[@larrypicard8802]

Suelo “mande” tambien.

[@neilgonzalez551]

Por que?

[@xoxliltina12xox]

Is Que Cosa common in other countries? I have heard it in Panama

[@ulisesdiale4004]

They could have asked that because they understood the action, but not the object. For example, if you said "me gusta correr/el helado" (I like running/ice-cream), if I get the first part ("me gusta") but I don't understand what you said afterwards, I would either ask "qué cosa (te gusta)?", and I'm not from Panama. Maybe it's something that they use to say, or maybe it was that kinda confusion, do you remember the context?

[@sabrinarene_tarot]

Cuando era joven yo pensé que “mande” fue algo malo, pero mi mamá me dijo no es más respetable! 😂 pero es solo porque la manera en que los niños dicen “mande” a veces suena de mala actitud

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

jejeje! I should make a video about mande! As a child I was always told: No se dice qué se dice mande.!

[@ronaldbassett5142]

Por supuesto!

[@ronaldbassett5142]

Por supuesto!

[@JCMenendez]

@@PaulisimaSpringSpanish “Mande” forma de responder del sirviente cuando el amo lo requiere, significa sumisión, dependencia

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

@@JCMenendez y sí, es cierto. Mucha colonización en nuestro lenguaje cotidiano jejeje!

[@angelakinser5904]

Hola! ¡Me gusta muchos sus videos! Pero hay un error...¿qué significa? No ¿Qué singnifica? Usted puso un "n" extra en la palabra "significa". Espero que este se auyde. Pero he aprendido mucho de sus videos! Por favor, sigue haciéndolos! Muchas gracias!!!

[@Ισαβέλα-ψ7τ]

tienes razón

[@fortis6258]

"¿Cómo? Ha! Yo Disfruté del video. Pero, can you explain more about Qué or Cuál? Perdóname, I heard "Mande" around muchos hispanohablantes.Perdón is muy formal, no? Cliieeeek. Adioss!

[@springspanish]

Gracias :). Check out our video about qué or cuál: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHazf6RpltCnaM0

[@winnienagel]

Huaraches son sandalias también?

[@adriancp5393]

Sí

[@samswords9993]

Mi mama' se llama "Kay". Asi era un problem cuando nos mudamos al Peru.

[@twi1902]

Very helpful! ¡Muchas gracias!

[@Aaron-hr5bb]

I use "mande" because that's what I learned from a Mexican neighbor growing up. Cuando le

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

wow!!! that's like insider Mexican Spanish love it!

[@jarianlorazo1608]

Tengo una pregunta. Yo uso "como" cuando no entindí . Eso es correcto? Gracias por su respuesta!

[@adriancp5393]

Si Es Correcto, Tambien Puedes Decir "Mande" Es Mucho Mas Usado.

[@antoniodelrey585]

I remember a Spanish class many many years ago taught by a Cuban young lady and she taught us that qué sounds rude and is not polite and it is better to use cómo. I'm not sure if that is the way it is now but that has stayed with me all these years, 46 más o menos! So I always use cómo. Is this correct? I remember at that time, mid 70's, when I was in Mexico and tried to speak with a young and apparently a rich spoiled Mexican princess that she didn't understand my poor Spanish skills and kept saying qué in a rude way and looking at her friends and laughing. So qué still seems rude to me.

[@_AlexPR_]

It depends on how you say it but you can use either one "que" or "como".

[@Ισαβέλα-ψ7τ]

lo siento que te pasó

[@Ισαβέλα-ψ7τ]

@@_AlexPR_ ehhhhhhh cómo is more polite

[@ulisesdiale4004]

Cómo is way more polite, it depends on how you say it though, but anyways, if someone wants to be polite, then using cómo would be more accurate

[@yadiracamacho499]

It depends on the country, I guess. I'm from Venezuela, and we say qué when we don't understand. It's informal, not rude. I guess in a more formal situation I might say perdón, cómo dijiste o puedes repetir, por favor. I had Asturians friends that said cuál instead of qué o cómo

[@user-MyQuietLife]

Can I use "como?" to say I didnt understand?