Saya tidak mengerti meaning in English

saya tidak mengerti means I don't understand in Indonesian. Pronounced SAH-yah TEE-dahk meh-NGEHR-tee.

Hear saya tidak mengerti

Example sentence

Maaf, saya tidak mengerti.
Sorry, I don't understand.

How saya tidak mengerti is used

Casual version: 'nggak ngerti'. Use it early and often; people will happily slow down and rephrase.

saya tidak mengerti in real dialogue

These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:

• Maaf, saya tidak mengerti. Bisa ulangi?
  Sorry, I do not understand. Could you repeat that?
  From Maaf, Saya Belum Lancar A2
• Kalau saya tidak mengerti juga?
  And if I still do not understand?
  From Pelayanan di Restoran B1
• Permisi, saya tidak mengerti.
  Excuse me, I do not understand.
  From Bantuan di Stasiun A1

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• sependapat, of the same opinion
• menurut saya, in my opinion
• menurut, according to
• saya rasa, I feel/think
• saya pikir, I think

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