tell
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The meaning (definition) of the word tell
to let someone know something by speaking or writing
The word tell used in a sentence
“Please tell Dad that dinner is ready.”
How the word tell is said around the world
| French | dire (deer) |
| Spanish | decir (deh-THEER) |
| Mandarin | 告诉 (gow soo) |
| Hindi | बताना (buh-TAH-nah) |
| Arabic | يُخْبِرُ (YUKH-bi-roo) |
| Russian | сказать (skuh-ZAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | contar (kong-TAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | contar (kohn-TAHR) |
| Japanese | つたえる (tsoo-tah-EH-roo) |
| German | sagen (ZAH-gen) |
| Urdu | بتانا (ba-TAH-na) |
| Punjabi | ਦੱਸਣਾ (DUS-suh-naa) |
| Korean | 알려 주다 (ahl-LYUH joo-DAH) |
| Hebrew | לְהַגִּיד (le-hah-GEED) |
| Greek | λέω (LEH-oh) |
| Dutch | vertellen (vuhr-TEL-uhn) |
| Tagalog | sabihin (sah-BEE-heen) |
| Vietnamese | báo (bough) |
| Turkish | söylemek (soy-leh-MEK) |
| Persian | خبر دادن (kha-BAR dah-DAN) |
| Polish | powiedzieć (poh-VYEH-jyech) |
| Ukrainian | сказати (skah-ZAH-tih) |
| Bengali | জানানো (JAH-nah-noh) |
| Swedish | berätta (beh-RET-tah) |
| Italian | dire (DEE-ray) |
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