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21 January
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What is the difference between I don't know what to say and I don't know how to say ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I don't know what to say and I don't know how to say ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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It can mean roughly the same thing.
But "I don't know what to say" could also mean I don't know what topic to discuss or what thoughts to express.
Whereas "I don't know how to say it" generally means: I know what thoughts I want to express, but I don't know the best way to articulate it so that it comes across in the way I want it to.
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何と言ったらいいのかわからない
言い方がわからない
how -- どうやって
what-- 何--何を
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