What do you mean in Spanish

How to say ‘what do you mean in Spanish’?. ‘What do you mean’ is used when you want to know the meaning of what was said above, why someone has said something in particular or its meaning or translation. This is a question from the English language and it is asked to gain clarity of something by asking to elaborate the facts.

What Do You Mean in Spanish

How to translate what do you mean in Spanish?

(you)(informal)(singular) – tú – ¿qué quieres decir?

(you)(formal)(singular) – usted – ¿qué quiere decir?

(you)(plural) – ustedes – ¿qué quieren decir?

You can answer this question in the following way:
I mean to say that … – Yo quiero decir que …
I meant that … – Yo quise decir que …

We mean that …- Nosotros queremos decir que …
We wanted to say that … – Nosotros quisimos decir que …

Conversation:

Lily: Carlos, ¿qué quieres decir con eso? | Carlos, what do you mean by that?

Carlos: Quiero decir que todo va a estar bien, que no te preocupes más por mi | I mean that everything will be fine, don’t worry about me anymore

Sentences with the phrase what do you mean in Spanish

¿Qué quieres decir con esa frase?What do you mean by that phrase?
Ya entendí lo que quieres decir.I already understood what you mean.
Últimamente estás hablando que no sé lo que quieres decir.Lately you’re talking I don’t know what you mean.
Luisa es muy madura, ella sabe qué quieres decir.Luisa is very mature, she knows what you mean.
No te compliques al explicar tus intenciones, sé claro en lo que quieres decir.Do not complicate yourself when explaining your intentions, be clear in what you want to say.
Mientras más transparentes seas en lo que quieres decir, es mejor.The more transparent you are in what you want to say, the better.
Ya tu abogada sabe qué quieres decir.Now your lawyer knows what you mean.
Cuando vayas a la entrevista debes ser muy medido con lo que quieres decir.When you go to the interview you must be very measured with what you want to say.
¿Tienes algún inconveniente para plantear qué quieres decir?Do you have any problem stating what you want to say?
Tu tía Manuela siempre interpreta qué quieres decir.Your aunt Manuela always interprets what you mean.
En lo que respecta a nuestra relación sé muy bien qué quieres decir.When it comes to our relationship I know very well what you mean.
Por favor, sé directo en lo que quieres decir.Please be direct in what you want to say.
Es muy importante saber qué quieres decir.It is very important to know what you want to say.
Cuando redactes la composición sé diáfano en lo que quieres decir.When you write the composition, be transparent in what you want to say.
Es muy complicado pues no entiendo qué quieres decir.It’s very complicated because I don’t understand what you mean.
¿Qué quieres decir sobre mi pelado nuevo?What do you mean about my new bald?
Te veo pensativo ¿qué quieres decir sobre la profesora de Matemática?I see you thoughtful, what do you mean about the math teacher?
Será importante para ti que pases un curso de comunicación para que puedas explicar qué quieres decir.It will be important for you to pass a communication course so that you can explain what you mean.
¿Qué quieres decir con ese gesto?What do you mean by that gesture?
Miguel, aún no comprendo qué quieres decir.Miguel, I still don’t understand what you mean.
¿Qué quieres decir con esos ojos llorosos?What do you mean by those teary eyes?
La expresión de tu rostro me informa lo que quieres decir.The expression on your face tells me what you mean.
No tienes que ponerte tan melancólico para que demuestres qué quieres decir.You don’t have to get so gloomy to show what you mean.
Lo lamento, así no sabremos qué quieres decir.I’m sorry, so we won’t know what you mean.
La psicóloga me dijo que dejara que tú expresaras qué quieres decir.The psychologist told me to let you express what you want to say.
Eres un caprichoso, nunca eres franco con lo que quieres decir.You are capricious, you are never frank with what you want to say.
Manuel ya conoce qué quieres decir.Manuel already knows what you mean.
Siempre creas un misterio con lo que quieres decir.You always create a mystery with what you want to say.
Vaya, vaya, ¿cuándo Juan conocerá qué quieres decir?My, my, when will Juan know what you mean?
Por ese camino, no llegarás nunca a esclarecer qué quieres decir.In that way, you will never get to clarify what you mean.
¿Qué quieres decir con eso?What do you mean by that?
Yo quiero decir que todo está bienI want to say that everything is fine
Yo quise decir que todo está perfectoI wanted to say that everything is perfect
¿Qué quieren decir ustedes?What do you mean?
¿Qué quiere usted decir?What do you mean?

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