I didn't hear you Meaning in English

expression

US

EYE DID-unt HEER YOO

UK

EYE DID-nt HEE-uh YOO

التعريف

A polite way to say you didn't catch what the other person said, often because of noise, distance, or distraction.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very common in daily conversation to ask someone to repeat themselves. Polite and neutral. Can be softened with 'Sorry,' or 'Excuse me,' at the beginning: 'Sorry, I didn't hear you.' Used instead of 'What?' to sound more polite.

• Spanish: no te escuché - no te oí
• Portuguese (BR): não te ouvi
• Portuguese (PT): não te ouvi
• Chinese (Simplified): 我没听到你说话
• Chinese (Traditional): 我沒聽到你說話
• Hindi: मैंने आपको नहीं सुना
• Arabic: لم **أسمعك**
• Bengali: আমি আপনার কথা শুনতে পাইনি - আমি আপনাকে শুনিনি
• Russian: я тебя не услышал - я вас не услышал
• Japanese: 聞こえませんでした
• Vietnamese: tôi không nghe thấy bạn
• Korean: 못 들었어요
• Turkish: seni duymadım - sizi duymadım
• Urdu: میں نے آپ کی بات نہیں سنی
• Indonesian: saya tidak mendengar kamu

جمل نموذجية

I didn't hear you, can you say that again?

basic

Sorry, I didn't hear you.

basic

I didn't hear you because the music was too loud.

basic

Oh, I didn't hear you come in.

natural

Could you repeat that? I didn't hear you the first time.

natural

I didn't hear you—were you talking to me?

natural