EXPLAINING

It's a bit like...

Es un poco como...

It's a sort of...

Es una clase de...

It's as small / big as...

Es tan pequeño / grande como...

It's shorter / longer than...

Es más corto / longo que...

What is it?

¿Qué está?

PHRASES TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING

I don't understand.

No comprendo.

Please speak slower.

Hablad más lentamente, por favor.

Would you write that down please.

Puede usted escribirlo, por favor.

Could you explain that please.

Puede-usted explicarlo, por favor.

How is that pronounced?

¿Cómo le pronuncia?

I have forgotten the word for...

No me recuerdo la palabra por...

How do you say that in French/English?

¿Cómo se lo dice en Español/Inglés?

What does that mean?

¿Qué quiere decirlo?

Can you repeat that please.

Puede-usted repetirlo, por favor.

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