Understandable.

[ she doesn't know what a patent is, but the second term at least gives her a semblance of what it means through the words that make it up. ]

I'll see about making a list of questions and then getting back to you. This is new for me as coming to this world is for you, so you'll have to excuse my curiosity.

[ she'll have a long, long list that she will need to shorten down to a mid-sized list. ]