Say - Dire (The 37th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Say is Dire. This word often comes up when talking about communication, language. It can be used as verb, noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 37th most commonly used word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: say

French: dire

Examples


Let me say it once for all.	Permettez-moi de dire ceci juste une fois.
Please say yes.	Je te prie de dire oui.
As far as I am concerned, I have nothing to say.	En ce qui me concerne, je n'ai rien à dire.
I always wanted to say that.	J'ai toujours voulu dire ça.
Let me say what I think.	Permettez-moi de dire ce que je pense.
I think I had better not say anything about that.	Je pense que je ferais mieux de ne rien dire à ce sujet.
You could have said something.	Vous auriez pu dire quelque chose
I can't say anything about that.	Je ne peux rien dire à ce sujet.

I can't think of anything else to say.	Je ne trouve rien d'autre à dire.
You're free to say what you think.	Vous êtes libres de dire ce que vous pensez.
Saying what you think is not a bad thing.	Dire ce que vous pensez n'est pas une mauvaise chose.
Everyone has a right to say what he thinks.	Chacun a le droit de dire ce qu'il pense.
I have the right to say what I think.	J'ai le droit de dire ce que je pense.
To tell the truth, I don't remember anything I said yesterday.	Pour dire la vérité, je ne me souviens pas du tout ce que j'ai dit hier.
I simply don't know what to say.	Je ne sais que dire.
I just wanted to tell you that I'm really sorry for what I said.	Je voulais seulement te dire que je suis réellement désolé de ce que j'ai dit.
I've got something to say to you.	J'ai quelque chose à te dire.
I cannot say for sure where he lives.	Je ne peux pas dire avec certitude où il habite.
I regret to say this.	Je regrette d'avoir à dire cela.
I didn't know what to say to her.	Je n'ai pas su que lui dire.
I wanted to say something to him, but I didn't.	Je voulais lui dire quelque chose, mais je ne l'ai pas fait.