Spanish · conversation recovery
How to ask someone to repeat in Spanish
Do not pretend you understood. A short recovery phrase keeps the conversation moving and tells the other person exactly how to help.
Three useful recovery moves
¿Podrías repetirlo, por favor?Polite, everyday request
Could you repeat that, please?
Perdona, no he entendido la última parte.Identifies what you missed
Sorry, I didn't understand the last part.
¿Te importaría decirlo un poco más despacio?Informal, asks for slower speech
Would you mind saying it a little more slowly?
Build the recovery island
Add: “¿Quieres decir que…?” (“Do you mean that…?”). Practise miss → repeat → confirm, because the follow-up matters more than one perfect sentence.