First day · 4 of 4Week of 30 Aug – 5 Sept
Saying you did not understand
Everyone nodded and moved on, and you caught about half of it.
Ten English words on the first day at work: understand, repeat, sorry. Each with its pronunciation and a sentence to say out loud.
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- 1understand/ˌʌndərˈstænd/verbTo know what something means.Three syllables with the stress on the last: un-der-STAND.
- 2repeat/rɪˈpiːt/Also said riːˈpiːt.verbTo say something again.
- 3sorry/ˈsɑːri/adjectiveFeeling regret about something.
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The sentences
- 1
I did not understand that last part.
- 2
Could you repeat the question for me?
- 3
Sorry, could we go back a moment?