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How to Say I Don't Understand in Irish (Ní thuigim)

Ní thuigim
I don't understand
nee HIG-im
I don't understand in Irish is Ní thuigim, said “nee HIG-im”. It answers the question An dtuigeann tú?, Do you understand?
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How to say “I don't understand” in Irish

Irish:
Ní thuigim
English:
I don't understand
Say it:
“nee HIG-im”  /nʲiː ˈhɪɟəmʲ/
The question it answers:
An dtuigeann tú?Do you understand?
Word for word:
not I-understand (ní = not, thuigim = I understand, lenited after ní)

The words in “Ní thuigim”

How to Say I Don't Understand in Irish (Ní thuigim): the questions people ask

How to say I don't understand in Irish

I don't understand in Irish is Ní thuigim, said “nee HIG-im”. It answers the question An dtuigeann tú?, Do you understand?

What question does Ní thuigim answer?

An dtuigeann tú?, Do you understand?

What Ní thuigim means word for word

not I-understand (ní = not, thuigim = I understand, lenited after ní)