To say ‘What did you say’ in Spanish, you can use the phrase ‘¿Qué dijiste?’.
This phrase is commonly used when you want to ask someone to repeat what they said because you didn’t hear them clearly or you didn’t understand. It’s a direct translation where:
- ¿Qué means ‘What’
- dijiste is the second person past tense of the verb ‘decir’, which means ‘to say’
So, when put together, ‘¿Qué dijiste?’ literally translates to ‘What did you say?’. You might also hear it in a more formal context as ‘¿Qué dijo usted?’ when speaking to someone in a respectful manner.