To say in French 🇫🇷

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Tips to remember the French word “dire”:
– Associate “dire” with the English “to say” by thinking of a “director” who says what to do in a film.
– “Dire” sounds like “deer,” which could remind you of someone saying “Dear” in a letter.

Explanations:
– “Dire” is an irregular French verb that means “to say” or “to tell.” It’s one of the most common verbs in the French language.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Parler” (to speak)
– “Raconter” (to recount/tell a story)
– “Exprimer” (to express)

Conjugations:
Present:
– je dis (I say)
– tu dis (you say – singular informal)
– il/elle/on dit (he/she/one says)
– nous disons (we say)
– vous dites (you say – plural formal)
– ils/elles disent (they say – masculine/feminine)

Imperfect (used to say):
– je disais
– tu disais
– il/elle/on disait
– nous disions
– vous disiez
– ils/elles disaient

Future (will say):
– je dirai
– tu diras
– il/elle/on dira
– nous dirons
– vous direz
– ils/elles diront

Conditional (would say):
– je dirais
– tu dirais
– il/elle/on dirait
– nous dirions
– vous diriez
– ils/elles diraient

Passé composé (said – past participle used is “dit”):
– j’ai dit
– tu as dit
– il/elle/on a dit
– nous avons dit
– vous avez dit
– ils/elles ont dit

Subjunctive (may say) – Present:
– que je dise
– que tu dises
– qu’il/elle/on dise
– que nous disions
– que vous disiez
– qu’ils/elles disent

Examples of sentences using “dire”:
– Present: Il dit toujours la vérité. (He always tells the truth.)
– Past: J’ai dit bonjour quand je suis entré. (I said hello when I entered.)
– Future: Demain, je te dirai tout. (Tomorrow, I will tell you everything.)
– Imperfect: Quand j’étais jeune, je disais souvent des bêtises. (When I was young, I often used to say silly things.)
– Conditional: Je te dirais bien, mais je ne peux pas. (I would tell you, but I can’t.)
– Subjunctive: Il faut que je dise la vérité. (I need to tell the truth.)

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