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😅 Chapter 10 · A2 — Exercise 6: Navigating a Misunderstanding
One sentence came out wrong and your favourite shop owner thinks you insulted him. Time to fix it — in Spanish.
Repairing a misunderstanding without making it worse is a real-world skill. Today you practise staying calm, explaining yourself clearly, and turning an awkward moment into a laugh.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 expressions. You'll use them to apologise, clarify and laugh about it after.
perdona
→
sorry / excuse me (informal)
el malentendido
→
the misunderstanding
confundirse
→
to get confused / make a mistake
lo que quería decir
→
what I meant to say
sin querer
→
without meaning to / by accident
aclarar
→
to clarify
tiene gracia
→
it's funny (looking back)
por supuesto
→
of course / absolutely
la próxima vez
→
next time
¿puedes repetir?
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can you repeat?