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A ver si me explico...

Let me explain... / Let me put it another way... / What I mean is...

Conversation Fillers
Notes & Usage:

Used when you feel you haven't expressed yourself clearly and want to try again. Shows self-awareness and a desire to communicate better.

See It in Context

A ver si me explico bien: no es que no quiera, es que no puedo.

Let me put it clearly: it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.

A ver si me explico... lo que quiero decir es que hay alternativas.

Let me explain... what I mean is that there are alternatives.

—No te entiendo. —A ver si me explico mejor.

—I don't understand you. —Let me explain more clearly.

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