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Say y tell: las dos formas de «decir» en inglés

tell + persona: tell me. say + lo que se dice: say something. Si con say nombras a la persona, va con to.

inglésNivel A2

decir = say o tellDecir, en un círculo, con dos flechas. A la izquierda say: el globo de diálogo va directo a las palabras, say hello, say that. A la derecha tell: una flecha va de una persona a otra, tell me, tell Ana. Abajo: said to me, con to; told me, sin to.decirsaytellhello!personaShe said to me…She told me…persona con topersona sin to

Say se fija en las palabras: say hello, she said that she was tired. Tell se fija en la persona que escucha, y la persona va justo detrás: tell me, tell Ana. Con say, la persona lleva to: she said to me.

Expresiones fijasDos columnas. Say: say hello, say goodbye, say sorry, say yes or no. Tell: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story, tell a joke.saytellhello / goodbyesorryyes / nothe trutha liea story / a joke

Expresiones que se aprenden enteras. Con say: say hello, say goodbye, say sorry, say yes, say no. Con tell: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story, tell a joke.

Ejemplos

  • What did she say?

    ¿Qué dijo?

  • Can you tell me the time?

    ¿Me puedes decir la hora?

  • He said he was tired.

    Dijo que estaba cansado.

  • He told me he was tired.

    Me dijo que estaba cansado.

  • Don't tell anyone!

    ¡No se lo digas a nadie!

  • I just wanted to say thank you.

    Solo quería darte las gracias.

Error frecuente

Error frecuente: she said meTachado: She said me the truth. Correcto: She told me the truth. Tachado: He told that he was busy. Correcto: He said that he was busy.She said me the truth.She told me the truth.He told that he was busy.He said that he was busy.

Error: She said me the truth. Correcto: She told me the truth. Error: He told that he was busy. Correcto: He said that he was busy (tell necesita a la persona).

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