but I don't
Siempre pidiendo, pero no me enseña a hablar.
Always asking, but he doesn't teach me how to speak.
— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)
Hace horas que trato de escribir algo, pero no me viene nada a la cabeza.
I've been trying to write something for hours, but I can't think of anything.
No quería que fuera, pero no me escuchó.
I didn't want him to go, but he didn't listen to me.
— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)
Intenté decírselo a mi padre pero no me escuchó.
I tried to tell my father, but he didn't listen to me.
— Perdición (1944)
But don't imagine me as guilty.
— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)
Sí yo lo saqué de la tumba, pero no me considero culpable.
Yes, I took him out of the grave, but I don't consider myself guilty.
— მონანიება (1987)
Vives gracias a mi pensión, pero no me respetas.
You live off my pension, but you don't respect me.
— Un asunto de familia (2018)
Intentaba decírselo, pero no me escuchaba.
I was trying to tell him, but he wouldn’t listen to me.