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To say/tell in Italian 🇮🇹


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to say/tell dire
How to say “to say/tell” in Italian? “Dire”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “dire” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to say/tell in Italian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Italian Sentences with the Word “To say/tell”

Italian sentence with “dire” English translation for dire S

Sai cosa, dire

You know what to say

Perché non glielo vuoi dire?

Why don’t you want to tell him?

Kimberly vuole, dire la verità a Joshua.

Kimberly wants to tell Joshua the truth.

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Tips to remember:
• Associate “dire” with “direct” speech—when you direct someone to speak, you’re essentially asking them to say something.
• Notice that its forms (dico, dici, dice, ecc.) are unique; practicing them as a set can help commit them to memory.

Explanation:
• “Dire” means “to say” or “to tell.” It is an irregular verb in Italian and is used in many expressions, both formal and informal.

Synonyms:
• In some contexts, “affermare” (to affirm) or “enunciare” (to enunciate) can be similar, though “dire” is more general.

Conjugations:

Present Indicative:
io dico    (“I say”)
tu dici    (“you say”)
lui/lei dice  (“he/she says”)
noi diciamo  (“we say”)
voi dite    (“you [plural] say”)
loro dicono  (“they say”)

Passato Prossimo:
io ho detto  (“I have said” / “I said”)
tu hai detto
lui/lei ha detto
noi abbiamo detto
voi avete detto
loro hanno detto

Imperfetto:
io dicevo  (“I was saying” or “I used to say”)
tu dicevi
lui/lei diceva
noi dicevamo
voi dicevate
loro dicevano

Passato Remoto:
io dissi   (“I said” – literary/formal contexts)
tu dicesti
lui/lei disse
noi dicemmo
voi diceste
loro dissero

Futuro Semplice:
io dirò   (“I will say”)
tu dirai
lui/lei dirà
noi diremo
voi direte
loro diranno

Conditional Present:
io direi   (“I would say”)
tu diresti
lui/lei direbbe
noi diremmo
voi direste
loro direbbero

Subjunctive Present:
che io dica  (“that I say”)
che tu dica
che lui/lei dica
che noi diciamo
che voi diciate
che loro dicano

Examples of sentences:
1. Lui dice la verità.
Translation: He tells the truth.
2. Ti ho detto di aspettare qui.
Translation: I told you to wait here.
3. Quando eravamo bambini, mia nonna diceva sempre storie affascinanti.
Translation: When we were children, my grandmother always used to tell fascinating stories.
4. Se mi chiedessi, ti direi cosa penso.
Translation: If you asked me, I would tell you what I think.

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