How to say "I don't understand" in Gulf Arabic
ما فِهَمت
ma fihamt
- Without tashkeel
- ما فهمت
- Franco / chat alphabet
- ma fihamt
- Literally
- I didn't understand
When to use it
The natural Gulf way to say you don't understand. Add "3eed" (repeat) or "shway shway" (slowly).
Other ways to say it
repeat please
عيد لو سَمَحت
3eed law sama7t
repeat please
Ask someone to say it again.
slower
شوَي شوَي
shway shway
little by little
Ask someone to speak slowly.
How people reply
زين، أعيدها
zain, a3eedha
OK, I'll repeat it
عادي
3aadi
no problem
In a sentence
آسِف، ما فِهَمت
aasif, ma fihamt
Sorry, I didn't understand
ما فِهَمت، عيد شوَي شوَي
ma fihamt, 3eed shway shway
I didn't understand, repeat slowly
ما فِهَمت شو قِلت
ma fihamt shu gilt
I didn't understand what you said